from on high

idiom

: from God or heaven

He claimed to have heard a voice from on high.

: from people with power or authority

orders from on high

: from a high place

We looked down from on high at the lush valley.

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Although a federal Europe must be open to all eu member states, forward movement toward it should not be blocked because some are not yet willing to go there, but nor should it be imposed from on high. —

Nicolas Berggruen, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2013 Knowledge isn’t handed down from on high; it is produced, and kids deserve to see, and be part of, that process. —

Kelsey Piper, Vox, 14 Oct. 2019 Like God, who judges from on high, a finance minister has the power to determine who shall thrive and who shall struggle. —

Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 24 Oct. 2024 Until, that is, a drag queen sneaks into the party and tips a bucket of blood over her head from on high. —

Liam Hess, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for from on high

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