to high heaven

phrase

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. — 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 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 25 Sep. 2026.

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