be knee-high to a grasshopper
US /bi ni haɪ tu ə ˈɡræsˌhɑpər/
UK /bi ni haɪ tu ə ˈɡræsˌhɑpər/

1.
很小, 年幼
to be very small or young
:
•
I remember him when he used to be knee-high to a grasshopper.
我記得他那時還很小。
•
My grandmother always tells stories about me when I was knee-high to a grasshopper.
我奶奶總是講我小時候的故事。