knee-high by the Fourth of July

短语

发音

UK /ˌniːˈhaɪ baɪ ðə ˌfɔːθ‿əv d͡ʒʊˈlaɪ/
US /ˌniˈhaɪ baɪ ðə ˌfɔɹθ‿əv d͡ʒəˈlaɪ/
US /-d͡ʒu-/

释义与例句

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  1. 1.

    If a corn (maize) crop planted in spring has grown knee-high by the Fourth of July (Independence Day of the United States), a bountiful harvest is expected.

    美国 植物学 商务

词源

The terms knee-high and Fourth of July were probably chosen because they rhyme with each other.

来源：wiktionary