high

high idiom
In addition to the idioms beginning with high, also see blow sky-high; fly high; friend in court (high places); hell or high water; hit the high spots (points); hold one's head high; in high dudgeon; knee-high to a grasshopper; on high; on one's high horse; ride high; run high; stink to high heaven; think a lot (highly) of; turn on (get high).

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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