"fine as frog hair" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-fine as frog hair.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} fine as frog hair (not comparable)
  1. (simile, colloquial) Extremely fine. Tags: colloquial, not-comparable Synonyms: fine as frog's hair Related terms: finer than frog hair
    Sense id: en-fine_as_frog_hair-en-adj-HcMhsyFc Categories (other): English similes

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