friends in high places

noun phrase

: people a person knows who have social or political influence or power

She got the job because she has friends in high places.

Examples of friends in high places in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That sound has helped the group make a number of friends in high places, including Jay-Z, whose entertainment group Roc Nation has inked Infinity Song to a record deal. — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 30 July 2026

The problem was Schlossberg wasn’t the only one with name recognition and friends in high places. — Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 24 June 2026

Reiter knew that Epstein had a lot of friends in high places. — Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026

Crypto’s richest mogul has ridden a rebound in Binance’s valuation—and friends in high places—to his highest net worth ever. — Nina Bambysheva, Forbes.com, 10 Mar. 2026

Rhymes for friends in high places

• polymerases
• aces
• bases
• braces
• cases
• chases
• faces
• graces
• laces
• paces
• races
• spaces