on a high

phrase

informal

: feeling happy and excited

He was on a high after receiving the promotion.

Examples of on a high in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Several people on a high-speed train at the time of the quake were ⁠also injured, Nikkei newspaper said. — CNN Money, 28 July 2026

Markets opened on a high note on Monday as oil prices dropped, but flattened later in the day and continued slightly downward this morning amid ongoing concerns about AI infrastructure costs. — Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

That the former couple’s employers would tolerate such a conflict of interest on a high-stakes investigation is absurd enough. — Alison Herman, Variety, 27 July 2026

Dodgers reliever Will Klein had just induced the Mets’ Marcus Semien to whiff on a high heater. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026

Rhymes for on a high

• abscissae
• adonai
• alibi
• alkali
• alumni
• amoebae
• amplify
• annuli
• beautify
• brachii
• butterfly
• calculi