KNEE-HIGH TO A GRASSHOPPER

Meaning of KNEE-HIGH TO A GRASSHOPPER in English

informal

very small or young.

→ knee-high

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

KNEE HIGH TO A GRASSHOPPER — (Slang) very small or very young; short in height
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
KNEE-HIGH TO A GRASSHOPPER — ( informal , humorous ) very small; very young
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KNEE-HIGH TO A GRASSHOPPER — = knee-high to a duck
Slang English vocab
KNEE HIGH TO A GRASSHOPPER — Phrs. Short in height.
Slang English vocab
KNEE HIGH TO A GRASSHOPPER — small or short, the size of a child When we lived in Oslo, you were just knee high to a …
English Idioms vocab
KNEE HIGH TO A GRASSHOPPER — small or short, the size of a child When we lived in Oslo, you were just knee high to a …
English Idioms vocabulary
KNEE-HIGH TO A GRASSHOPPER — also
American Idioms English vocabulary
KNEE HIGH TO A GRASSHOPPER — крошечный, от горшка два вершка, очень маленький
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
KNEE HIGH TO A GRASSHOPPER — крошечный, от горшка два вершка, очень маленький
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
KNEE HIGH TO A GRASSHOPPER — adj infml I haven't seen him since he was knee high to a grasshopper — Я не видел его с тех …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
KNEE HIGH TO A GRASSHOPPER — adj infml I haven't seen him since he was knee high to a grasshopper — Я не видел его с …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
KNEE HIGH TO A GRASSHOPPER — knee high to a grasshopper adj infml I haven't seen him since he was knee high to a grasshopper Я …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
KNEE HIGH TO A GRASSHOPPER — I haven't seen him since he was knee high to a grasshopper — Я не видел его с тех пор, …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
GRASSHOPPER — saltarelle
English interlingue dictionary
GRASSHOPPER — apanapan
English-Visayan vocabulary
GRASSHOPPER — noun Date: 14th century any of numerous plant-eating orthopterous insects (Acrididae, Tettigoniidae, and some related families) having the hind legs …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HIGH — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) high blood pressure Aswan High Dam High Commission Court of High Court of Admiralty …
Английский словарь Британика
GRASSHOPPER — Any of the leaping insects of the family Acrididae (short-horned grasshoppers) or Tettigoniidae (long-horned grasshoppers), both in the order Orthoptera. …
Английский словарь Британика
KNEE — I. ˈnē noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English kne, knee, from Old English cnēow, cnēo; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HIGH
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GRASSHOPPER — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: Middle English grasshopper, from gras grass + hopper 1. : any of numerous plant-eating orthopterous insects …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KNEE — (n.) A bending of the knee, as in respect or courtesy.
Английский словарь Webster
KNEE — (n.) A piece of timber or metal formed with an angle somewhat in the shape of the human knee when …
Английский словарь Webster
GRASSHOPPER — (n.) Any jumping, orthopterous insect, of the families Acrididae and Locustidae. The species and genera are very numerous. The former …
Английский словарь Webster
GRASSHOPPER — ( n. ) Any jumping, orthopterous insect, of the families Acrididae and Locustidae. The species and genera are very numerous. …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
KNEE — /nee/ , n. , v. , kneed, kneeing . n. 1. Anat. the joint of the leg that allows for …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HIGH — /huy/ , adj., higher, highest , adv., higher, highest , n. adj. 1. having a great or considerable extent or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GRASSHOPPER — /gras"hop'euhr, grahs"-/ , n. 1. any of numerous herbivorous, orthopterous insects, esp. of the families Acrididae and Tettigoniidae, having the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KNEE — v. touch the knee; strike the knee; strengthen with a knee-shaped brace (Construction)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
KNEE — I. ˈnē noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cnēow; akin to Old High German kneo knee, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HIGH — I. ˈhī adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hēah; akin to Old High German hōh high, Lithuanian kaukaras hill …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KNEE — vt to supplicate by kneeling. 2. knee ·noun in man, the joint in the middle part of the leg. 3. …
Webster English vocab
HIGH — vi to hie. 2. high ·noun the highest card dealt or drawn. 3. high ·noun people of rank or high …
Webster English vocab
GRASSHOPPER — noun in ordinary square or upright pianos of london make, the escapement lever or jack, so made that it can …
Webster English vocab
KNEE — [knee] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE cneow; akin to OHG kneo knee, L genu, Gk gony] (bef. 12c) 1 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HIGH — [high] adj [ME, fr. OE heah; akin to OHG hoh high, Lith kaukaras hill] (bef. 12c) 1 a: having large …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
KNEE — hinge joint that is formed by the meeting of the thigh bone (femur) and the larger bone (tibia) of the …
Britannica English vocabulary
GRASSHOPPER — any leaping insect of the orthopteran families Acrididae and Tettigoniidae. Though found in a variety of habitats, the grasshopper occurs …
Britannica English vocabulary
KNEE — knee BrE AmE niː ▷ kneed niːd (= need) ▷ kneeing ˈniː ɪŋ ▷ knees niːz ▶ ˈ knee ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HIGH — high BrE AmE haɪ ▷ higher ˈha ɪ ‿ə AmE ˈhaɪ‿ ə r ▷ highest ˈha ɪ ‿ɪst əst ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GRASSHOPPER — grasshopper BrE AmE ˈɡrɑːs ˌhɒp ə § ˈɡræs- AmE ˈɡræs ˌhɑːp ə r ▷ grasshopper|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
KNEE — / niː; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. the joint between the top and bottom parts of the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HIGH
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KNEE — I. knee 1 S2 W2 /niː/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: cneow ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HIGH — I. high 1 S1 W1 /haɪ/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative higher , superlative highest ) [ Word Family: noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GRASSHOPPER — grass ‧ hop ‧ per /ˈɡrɑːsˌhɒpə $ ˈɡræsˌhɑːpər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] an insect that has long back legs for …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
KNEE — n. & v. --n. 1 a (often attrib.) the joint between the thigh and the lower leg in humans. b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HIGH
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KNEE — n. & v. n. 1 a (often attrib.) the joint between the thigh and the lower leg in humans. b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HIGH
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
KNEE — n. & v. --n. 1. a (often attrib.) the joint between the thigh and the lower leg in humans. b …
Oxford English vocab
HIGH
Oxford English vocab
KNEE — ( knees, kneeing, kneed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Your knee …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HIGH
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GRASSHOPPER — ( grasshoppers) A grasshopper is an insect with long back legs that jumps high into the air and makes a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KNEE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a knee/heart/stomach etc operation ▪ He is almost back to full fitness after a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HIGH
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GRASSHOPPER — noun PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES knee-high to a grasshopper ▪ Even when she was knee-high to a grasshopper. EXAMPLES FROM …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
KNEE — [noun] [C] - the middle joint of the leg, which allows it to bendThe baby was crawling around on its …
Cambridge English vocab
GRASSHOPPER — n. Any of the leaping insects of the family Acrididae (short-horned grasshoppers) or Tettigoniidae (long-horned grasshoppers), both in the order …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HIGH — n. High Plateau high blood pressure Aswan High Dam High Commission Court of High Court of Admiralty high jump high …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HIGH — Synonyms and related words : Dutch courage, Gymnasium, Hydromatic, Latin school, Olympian, Realgymnasium, Realschule, a bit much, a high, abandoned, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GRASSHOPPER — See: KNEE-HIGH TO A GRASSHOPPER
Slang English vocab
HIGH — n. high and low high and mighty high flown high handed high hat high hearted high jinks high minded high …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab

Concise Oxford English vocab

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