on a high
idiom
informal
: feeling happy and excited
He was on a high after receiving the promotion.
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Betting and analytical models align on a high-scoring outcome in Portugal's favor.
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Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Close out the week on a high note with the Bubbles & Boots Brunch in the Aspen Ballroom at Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado.
—Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Despite all the fumbles and mishaps of teaching journalism to a very green staff of (mostly) volunteers, season 1 of The Paper ends on a high note with the Toledo Truth Teller being nominated for three awards.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
To give so many deaf people the opportunity to work on a high-end TV drama was a really cool side bonus to getting Reunion made – not to mention the dozens of fantastic deaf actors who came in to play various roles in the show.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
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Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Close out the week on a high note with the Bubbles & Boots Brunch in the Aspen Ballroom at Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado.
—Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Despite all the fumbles and mishaps of teaching journalism to a very green staff of (mostly) volunteers, season 1 of The Paper ends on a high note with the Toledo Truth Teller being nominated for three awards.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
To give so many deaf people the opportunity to work on a high-end TV drama was a really cool side bonus to getting Reunion made – not to mention the dozens of fantastic deaf actors who came in to play various roles in the show.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
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“On a high.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20a%20high. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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