on a high
idiom
informal
: feeling happy and excited
He was on a high after receiving the promotion.
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Manhattan’s real estate market ended 2024 on a high note.
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John Walkup, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Can a chief executive go out on a high note and not drop?
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Place the plant on a high shelf or in an area your pets cannot access.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2025
Those were the talking points as the Lakers, then winners of eight of their past 11 games, entered their two-game Texas road trip to Houston and Dallas on a high note.
—Jovan Buha, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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John Walkup, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Can a chief executive go out on a high note and not drop?
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Place the plant on a high shelf or in an area your pets cannot access.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2025
Those were the talking points as the Lakers, then winners of eight of their past 11 games, entered their two-game Texas road trip to Houston and Dallas on a high note.
—Jovan Buha, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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“On a high.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20a%20high. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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