on a high
idiom
informal
: feeling happy and excited
He was on a high after receiving the promotion.
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Looking to not only send Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets into retirement on a high but also close out Chase Stadium with a trophy, all the pressure will be on Inter Miami to get the job done.
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Hunter Geisel, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2025
Dawson has won three in a row coming to Nevada, though ‘El Loco’ is on a high after a first-round TKO of Drew Dober back in March, which forced his place up the pecking order.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
Morales reportedly led authorities on a high-speed chase after his vehicle was spotted heading south on I-5 near Pocket Road in Sacramento, police said.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 4 Dec. 2025
The 11-2 Patriots will go into their long-awaited bye week on a high note.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 2 Dec. 2025
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Hunter Geisel, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2025
Dawson has won three in a row coming to Nevada, though ‘El Loco’ is on a high after a first-round TKO of Drew Dober back in March, which forced his place up the pecking order.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
Morales reportedly led authorities on a high-speed chase after his vehicle was spotted heading south on I-5 near Pocket Road in Sacramento, police said.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 4 Dec. 2025
The 11-2 Patriots will go into their long-awaited bye week on a high note.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 2 Dec. 2025
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“On a high.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20a%20high. Accessed 12 Dec. 2025.
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