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knee-high to a jackrabbit
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*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!
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The home boys have been fishing it since they were knee-high to a grasshopper.
Run of the Mill by Julavits, Joe / Florida Sportsman
Safety issues are problematic enough in the men's game with kids who have been boxing since there were knee-high to a grasshopper.
Boxing: Bowe out Riddick, for sake of boxing by The Mirror (London, England)
It must be hard being knee-high to a grasshopper with a strong will and a definite view of what you want to do (like putting your fingers in a plug socket, or climbing on to the upstairs windowsill, or pulling a video tape to pieces) when a six foot four giant (ie me) tells you to stop.
Man & boy by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
 
 
 
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