猫びょう額がく大だいの土と地ち

noun

tiny plot of land; narrow strip of land

Literally 'land as big as a cat's forehead'; a set phrase describing a very small piece of land, often used humorously or self-deprecatingly.

• 彼かれは猫びょう額がく大だいの土と地ちに小ちいさな家いえを建たてた。

  He built a small house on a tiny plot of land.

• この猫びょう額がく大だいの土と地ちでも、庭にわいじりが楽たのしめる。

  Even on this postage-stamp-sized piece of land, I can enjoy gardening.