on a high
idiom
informal
: feeling happy and excited
He was on a high after receiving the promotion.
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However, the Pelicans are looking toward the offseason and want to finish the year on a high note.
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Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2025
The simulator league’s ratings on ESPN started off on a high note, with the second match — featuring Tiger Woods’ debut — reaching 1 million viewers.
—Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Clevinger struck out Soler on a high fastball to end the eighth with the bases loaded and two outs, cranking up the crowd.
—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
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Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2025
The simulator league’s ratings on ESPN started off on a high note, with the second match — featuring Tiger Woods’ debut — reaching 1 million viewers.
—Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Clevinger struck out Soler on a high fastball to end the eighth with the bases loaded and two outs, cranking up the crowd.
—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
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“On a high.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20a%20high. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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