“the high”

The following 4 entries include the term the high.

be (in) for the high jump

idiom

: to be certain to be punished

the high ground

noun

: a position in which one has an advantage over others

the high jump

noun

: an athletic event in which people compete by trying to jump over a bar high above the ground

the high road

noun

: a morally proper way of doing something


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