sky-high
sky-high
Definition
sky·-high (skī′hī′)
adjective
of or to a great height, amount, degree, etc.; very high
adverb
- to a great height, amount, degree, etc.; very high
- in or to pieces; apart blew it sky-high
sky-high
Usage Examples
Adjective complement with noun phrase
- blow: But other on-board conditions can blow dangers sky-high for passengers and crew.
Modifies a noun
- price: Sky-high prices for large flats are also pushing developers toward smaller units.
- charge: Opening a variety of accounts will speed up the process, but be sure to clear balances regularly to avoid sky-high interest charges.
- rate: They all belonged to some high school or college kid who couldn't afford to fix them or pay the sky-high insurance rates.
- standard: The result is a compilation that matches the same sky-high standard of the first volume.
- level: All of this has resulted in consumers making inroads into the sky-high levels of credit card debt.
- expectation: Maybe we're being unreasonably demanding, but the quality of the new Who has given us sky-high expectations.
Used with adjective complement
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