knee-high by the Fourth of July

谚语
英 /ˌniːˈhaɪ baɪ ðə ˌfɔːθ‿əv d͡ʒʊˈlaɪ/    美 /ˌniˈhaɪ baɪ ðə ˌfɔɹθ‿əv d͡ʒəˈlaɪ/|/-d͡ʒu-/

英文释义

谚语
  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. US

词源

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