at the height of

idiom

: at the most advanced or extreme point of (something)
He was at the height of his fame when he died.

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“At the height of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20height%20of. Accessed 31 May. 2024.

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