Meaning Of Idiom ‘Friends In High Places’ To have friends in high places means to have friends who are in a position of authority who can help you get things you want; friends who can help or support one in important matters because they have an important position. 1 ‘Friends in high places’ are usually … Read more
Meaning Of Idiom ‘High Time’ When it’s high time to do something, it’s overdue or past the time when it should have happened, so it needs to happen immediately; the appropriate time or past the appropriate time. 1,2 Similar to about time and not to be confused with ‘a high time.’ Examples Of Use “It’s high time … Read more
Meaning of Idiom ‘High and Mighty’ To be high and mighty means to act as if you are very important; to be arrogant, pompous, conceited, etc. 1,2,3,4 Want to see more videos from Idioms.Online? Subscribe to our YouTube channel! Usage High and mighty is sometimes used to describe powerful and important people, but there is always … Read more
This is one of a number of exaggerated idioms which take mundane situations and describe them in quite implausible ways. Also: Smells to high heaven. Meaning To stink to high heaven means to have a very bad or unpleasant odor. Alternatively, it can sometimes mean to be highly corrupt, dishonest, unpleasant, or simply bad. Want to … Read more
Also: In spite of hell or high water. Used as an idiom since at least 1915. Meaning of ‘Come Hell or High Water’ Idiom Come hell or high water is an alliterative dyad which means “no matter what happens or how difficult it is.” This idiom is used to refer to a goal or intention that will … Read more