on a high
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informal
: feeling happy and excited
He was on a high after receiving the promotion.
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Clevinger struck out Soler on a high fastball to end the eighth with the bases loaded and two outs, cranking up the crowd.
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Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
Working out arrangements in public was a gutsy move, but these are musicians used to dancing on a high wire.
—Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
Photo : Noel Kleinman/The Oppenheim Group An aerial view of the home, which sits on a high promontory overlooking Stone Canyon Reservoir.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 21 Mar. 2025
Photo: Sotheby’s International Realty This one-bedroom apartment on a high floor of prewar co-op complex Tudor City has East River views from both the living room and the bedroom.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 11 Mar. 2025
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Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
Working out arrangements in public was a gutsy move, but these are musicians used to dancing on a high wire.
—Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
Photo : Noel Kleinman/The Oppenheim Group An aerial view of the home, which sits on a high promontory overlooking Stone Canyon Reservoir.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 21 Mar. 2025
Photo: Sotheby’s International Realty This one-bedroom apartment on a high floor of prewar co-op complex Tudor City has East River views from both the living room and the bedroom.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 11 Mar. 2025
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