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sky·-high (skī)

adjective

of or to a great height, amount, degree, etc.; very high

adverb

  1. to a great height, amount, degree, etc.; very high
  2. 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

  • go: He said, " The worst thing you can do is to panic when the prices are going to go sky-high.
  • ride: They feel comfortable to complete surveillance on back then comes riding sky-high.
  • blow: Despite being blown sky-high by the explosion, Gimbert survived.

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