from on high
idiom
1
: from God or heaven
He claimed to have heard a voice from on high.
2
: from people with power or authority
orders from on high
3
: from a high place
We looked down from on high at the lush valley.
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But these sailors soldier on, following orders, some handed down from on high.
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
And, of course, controlling access from on high is Brittany, the fairest and deadliest of them and played to evil brunette perfection by Susan Ward.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
Second, the changeover need not be forced from on high.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Sep. 2010
The idea of rules imposed from on high that accelerate the adoption of new standards has some precedent.
—Moises Velasquez-Manoff Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Zak Mouton, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
And, of course, controlling access from on high is Brittany, the fairest and deadliest of them and played to evil brunette perfection by Susan Ward.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
Second, the changeover need not be forced from on high.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Sep. 2010
The idea of rules imposed from on high that accelerate the adoption of new standards has some precedent.
—Moises Velasquez-Manoff Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Zak Mouton, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
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“From on high.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20on%20high. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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