on a high
idiom
informal
: feeling happy and excited
He was on a high after receiving the promotion.
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Recommendations From the Washington Post, a story on how playing youth rugby helped players on a high school football team.
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
During testing, the breeze could be felt 6 feet away when the fan was on a high setting, and paper strips blew away at this distance as well.
—Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2024
But hospitals have long fought off any attempts to equalize payment rates, arguing such a move would hurt rural providers and those that rely on a high proportion of Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
After demolishing Bayern Munich 4-1 in the Champions League, the Catalans are on a high and also top La Liga by three points at the expense of their arch nemesis.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
During testing, the breeze could be felt 6 feet away when the fan was on a high setting, and paper strips blew away at this distance as well.
—Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2024
But hospitals have long fought off any attempts to equalize payment rates, arguing such a move would hurt rural providers and those that rely on a high proportion of Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
After demolishing Bayern Munich 4-1 in the Champions League, the Catalans are on a high and also top La Liga by three points at the expense of their arch nemesis.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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“On a high.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20a%20high. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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