on a high
idiom
informal
: feeling happy and excited
He was on a high after receiving the promotion.
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Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2024
Pitching confidently and quickly, Harrison started the game by fanning Abrams on a high fastball on the outer part of the zone.
—Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
In her early days at Gombe, Dr. Jane Goodall spent many hours sitting on a high peak with binoculars or a telescope, searching the forest below for chimpanzees.
—Vogue, 4 Apr. 2024
Sum 41 is ending their 28-year recording career on a high note.
—Brianne Tracy, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2024
Wealthy landowner Nicholas Longworth donated 4 acres on Mount Ida (now known as Mount Adams) to place the observatory on a high spot.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 24 Mar. 2024
Saturday marked his first NHL game in San Jose, as the Blackhawks (19-46-5) looked to close their California swing on a high note after losses in Los Angeles and Anaheim earlier this week.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2024
New York City — School begins on a high note at Mosaic Preparatory Academy, an elementary school in New York City, where students are greeted like superstars.
—Elaine Quijano, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2024
That combo should take us out of the month of March on a high note.
—Lindsey Bahr, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2024
Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2024
Pitching confidently and quickly, Harrison started the game by fanning Abrams on a high fastball on the outer part of the zone.
—Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
In her early days at Gombe, Dr. Jane Goodall spent many hours sitting on a high peak with binoculars or a telescope, searching the forest below for chimpanzees.
—Vogue, 4 Apr. 2024
Sum 41 is ending their 28-year recording career on a high note.
—Brianne Tracy, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2024
Wealthy landowner Nicholas Longworth donated 4 acres on Mount Ida (now known as Mount Adams) to place the observatory on a high spot.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 24 Mar. 2024
Saturday marked his first NHL game in San Jose, as the Blackhawks (19-46-5) looked to close their California swing on a high note after losses in Los Angeles and Anaheim earlier this week.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2024
New York City — School begins on a high note at Mosaic Preparatory Academy, an elementary school in New York City, where students are greeted like superstars.
—Elaine Quijano, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2024
That combo should take us out of the month of March on a high note.
—Lindsey Bahr, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2024
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