on a high
idiom
informal
: feeling happy and excited
He was on a high after receiving the promotion.
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More stories to start your day 📚 Helping and healing: After a fatal stabbing rocked the school community earlier this year, Chadwell Elementary is ending the year on a high note: a $20,000 donation.
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Laura L. Davis, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Not all of our Club holdings closed out on a high note.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 1 July 2025
The Chicago White Sox prospect then repeated the feat Sunday, homering in the first and eighth innings against the Mud Hens.
Montgomery ended June on a high note, going 11-for-22 with four home runs and eight RBIs in five games against Toledo.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
Goals from Ella Toone (two), Lucy Bronze, Georgia Stanway, Alessia Russo, Aggie Beever-Jones and Beth Mead sent England off on a high.
—Nancy Froston, New York Times, 30 June 2025
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Laura L. Davis, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Not all of our Club holdings closed out on a high note.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 1 July 2025
The Chicago White Sox prospect then repeated the feat Sunday, homering in the first and eighth innings against the Mud Hens.
Montgomery ended June on a high note, going 11-for-22 with four home runs and eight RBIs in five games against Toledo.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
Goals from Ella Toone (two), Lucy Bronze, Georgia Stanway, Alessia Russo, Aggie Beever-Jones and Beth Mead sent England off on a high.
—Nancy Froston, New York Times, 30 June 2025
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“On a high.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20a%20high. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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