on a high
idiom
informal
: feeling happy and excited
He was on a high after receiving the promotion.
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Jen Affleck ended last week's Disney night on a high note.
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Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
In a year marked early on by a string of explosive failures, SpaceX's Starship is on track to end 2025 on a high note.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Elsewhere in Mississippi, two people — including a pregnant woman — were found dead Friday night on a high school campus in Heidelberg, a small town in Jasper County.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
The princess spent time with personnel and their children, crouching to speak at eye level and trading stories about family life on a high-tempo base.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
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Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
In a year marked early on by a string of explosive failures, SpaceX's Starship is on track to end 2025 on a high note.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Elsewhere in Mississippi, two people — including a pregnant woman — were found dead Friday night on a high school campus in Heidelberg, a small town in Jasper County.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
The princess spent time with personnel and their children, crouching to speak at eye level and trading stories about family life on a high-tempo base.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
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“On a high.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20a%20high. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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