knee-high to a jackrabbit



*knee-high to a jackrabbit

 and *knee-high to a grasshopper
Rur. very small or short. (Usually used to describe children. *Typically: be ~; since someone was ~.) I've known you since you were knee-high to a jackrabbit. My, how you've grown! The last time I saw you, you were knee-high to a grasshopper!

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ereshkigalay-RESH-kee-gahl, er-esh-KIG-ahlNear Eastern Mythology
CySIEEnglish
Karthik-Tamil, Indian, Telugu, Malayalam
BoŻYdarbaw-ZHI-dahrPolish
HipÓLitoee-PO-lee-to (Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese
Caietanus-Late Roman