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hell or high waterHighly adverse circumstances; acts of God.Rate it:

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high and drystrandedRate it:

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high and loweverywhereRate it:

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high and mightyOverbearingly arrogant; ostentatiously self-important or self-aggrandizing.Rate it:

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high and mightyA social or economic group wielding undue power, influence or economic clout.Rate it:

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high as a kiteVery much under the influence of drugs, extremely high.Rate it:

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high as a kiteA person's internal condition of jubilation, enthusiasm, expectation, apprehension, obvious to others from the person's body language, verbal expressions, demeanor.Rate it:

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high cottonThe best of times; a time of well being.Rate it:

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high fiveWhen someone says "high five" they are asking you to give them a high five--to tap the palm of your hand against the palm of their same hand over your heads as you face each other; same as saying "give me a high five"; a gesture of agreement or celebration, like between winning team membersRate it:

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high five. down low. too slow.Something Americans do to have fun and form friendships--a bonding thing; camaraderie.Rate it:

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high groundA position of advantage or superiority in a conflict or competition.Rate it:

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high groundA location which is at a relatively high elevation, especially in comparison to the immediate surrounding area.Rate it:

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high horseTo show in your actions and expressions that you are superior to others, arrogant and haughtyRate it:

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high impactThe striking of one thing against another at a high altitude.Rate it:

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high jinkstomfooleryRate it:

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high noonExactly noon; midday; the middle of the day.Rate it:

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high noteSomething's climax or best achievement.Rate it:

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high noteUsed other than as an idiom: see high, note.Rate it:

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high noteThe highest and usually climactic note of a song or composition, especially one that is difficult to reach.Rate it:

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high on the hogWell off; living comfortably or extravagantly.Rate it:

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high roadA main road or highway.Rate it:

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high roadA course of action which is honorable, dignified, or respectable.Rate it:

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high strangenessA quality of being peculiar, bizarre, utterly absurd.Rate it:

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high timeA very enjoyable or exciting experience or period of time.Rate it:

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high timeA point in time at which something desirable or necessary is considered to be utterly due or even overdue to occur.Rate it:

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high wiretightropeRate it:

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high-browIntellectualRate it:

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high-tail itTo hurry or run; often, to flee.Rate it:

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highflierA person who or a type of aircraft that flies at high elevations.Rate it:

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hit the bricksMove on to street, highway, road; begin to travel, leave one venue, move on.Rate it:

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hit the high notesTo produce or attain, at least for a period of time, an especially satisfactory degree of achievement or fulfilment.Rate it:

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hit the pavementTo get moving in an automobile or other road vehicle.Rate it:

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hit the roadTo begin traveling in an automobile or other road vehicle.Rate it:

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hit the roadTo leave a place; to go away.Rate it:

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Hit the RoadTo begin to travel, to leave or set out for somethingRate it:

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hit the road!, hit the bricks!hit the road!, hit the bricks!Rate it:

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Hitch Your Wagon to a StarTo reach at the top of something, to have high aims and ambitionsRate it:

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hoi polloithe masses, the general populace, the common people; in America it can carry a negative connotation depending on the context (as though commoners don't belong amongst the rich (high society) but it is not inherently derogatoryRate it:

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hold one's head highto act with pride; to be proud in a positive wayRate it:

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hold your head highStand erect, shoulders back, head high for actions taken over, up and beyond the ordinary response to the challenge.Rate it:

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holeSolitary confinement, a high-security prison cell often used as punishment.Rate it:

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honores concupiscere (opp. aspernari)to aspire to dignity, high honours.Rate it:

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house poorIn financial difficulty because of the excessive cost of owning a house, or because the cost of home ownership forms too high a proportion of household income.Rate it:

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how's the weather up thereAsked to tall people or someone that is at a high vantage point, either literally or metaphorically.Rate it:

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hutch upto share a house or flat with another person, especially due to high rentsRate it:

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I have a feverIndicates that the speaker has an abnormally high body temperature, which is usually a symptom of a disease.Rate it:

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I have high blood pressureIndicates that the speaker has hypertension.Rate it:

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il a fait la noce toute la semaineHe has had a high old time of it all the week; He has been on the spree all the week.Rate it:

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il prête de l'argent à la petite semaineHe lends money for a short time at a high rate of interest.Rate it:

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ils en sont venus aux gros motsThey came to high words.Rate it:

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