to high heaven
idiom
informal
: very much, very badly, etc.
The kids were laughing and screaming to high heaven.
This whole situation stinks to high heaven.
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Other parts of the ballpark, including the exterior concourse and entrances, were also impacted by the filthy leaks, which stunk to high heaven.
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Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2026
Gym clothes can stink to high heaven after an intense workout session, long run, or hike through the woods.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2026
After a Tesla in Full Self-Driving mode suddenly swerved off of a busy highway and almost straight into a ditch, the owner of the vehicle praised the driving technology to high heaven for supposedly saving his skin.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 8 Jan. 2026
What about those 250 blank ballots, shrink-wrapped in Maine, that ended up in an Amazon box that smelled to high heaven?
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
Such is the enduring association between baseball, TV and advertising: Your hometown team may stink to high heaven, but everything else always seems to come up roses.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Despite impressive demos and promises to high heaven, the current reality is more modest.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 24 Mar. 2025
This one stinks to high heaven for sneaking anger, self-pity, and jealousy under the guise of being a pseudo-compliment.
—John Bowe, Contributor, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025
Besides a skunk by any other name would still stink to high heaven.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
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Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2026
Gym clothes can stink to high heaven after an intense workout session, long run, or hike through the woods.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2026
After a Tesla in Full Self-Driving mode suddenly swerved off of a busy highway and almost straight into a ditch, the owner of the vehicle praised the driving technology to high heaven for supposedly saving his skin.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 8 Jan. 2026
What about those 250 blank ballots, shrink-wrapped in Maine, that ended up in an Amazon box that smelled to high heaven?
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
Such is the enduring association between baseball, TV and advertising: Your hometown team may stink to high heaven, but everything else always seems to come up roses.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Despite impressive demos and promises to high heaven, the current reality is more modest.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 24 Mar. 2025
This one stinks to high heaven for sneaking anger, self-pity, and jealousy under the guise of being a pseudo-compliment.
—John Bowe, Contributor, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025
Besides a skunk by any other name would still stink to high heaven.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
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“To high heaven.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20high%20heaven. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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