- knee-high adj
- ['niː'haɪ]
che arriva al ginocchio
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
knee-high adj
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knee-high — (adj.) 1743, from KNEE (Cf. knee) (n.) + HIGH (Cf. high) (adj.). Phrase knee high to a grasshopper first recorded 1851 (earliest form was knee high to a toad, 1814) … Etymology dictionary
knee-high — adj 1.) tall enough to reach your knees ▪ knee high grass 2.) knee high to a grasshopper old fashioned used when talking about the past to say that someone was a young child then … Dictionary of contemporary English
knee-high — knee′ high′ adj. 1) as high as the knees 2) clo Also, knee′ hi . a sock or stocking that reaches to just below the knees • Etymology: 1735–45 … From formal English to slang
knee-high to a grasshopper — also[knee high to a duck] {adj. phr.}, {informal} As tall as a very small child; very young. * /Charles started reading when he was knee high to a grasshopper./ * /I ve known Mary ever since she was knee high to a duck./ … Dictionary of American idioms
knee-high to a grasshopper — also[knee high to a duck] {adj. phr.}, {informal} As tall as a very small child; very young. * /Charles started reading when he was knee high to a grasshopper./ * /I ve known Mary ever since she was knee high to a duck./ … Dictionary of American idioms
knee-high\ to\ a\ duck — • knee high to a grasshopper • knee high to a duck adj. phr. informal As tall as a very small child; very young. Charles started reading when he was knee high to a grasshopper. I ve known Mary ever since she was knee high to a duck … Словарь американских идиом
knee-high\ to\ a\ grasshopper — • knee high to a grasshopper • knee high to a duck adj. phr. informal As tall as a very small child; very young. Charles started reading when he was knee high to a grasshopper. I ve known Mary ever since she was knee high to a duck … Словарь американских идиом
knee-high — ADJ Something that is knee high is as tall or high as an adult s knees. ...a field of knee high sunflowers … English dictionary
knee-high — [nē′hī′] adj. so high or tall as to reach to the knees … English World dictionary
knee-high — adj. Knee high is used with these nouns: ↑sock … Collocations dictionary
knee-high — adj. /nee huy /; n. /nee huy /, adj. 1. as high as the knees. n. 2. knee highs. Also, knee highs, knee hi s, knee his. socks, stockings, or boots that cover the lower legs to just below the knees. [1735 45, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
