ace-high
[eys-hahy, -hahy]
- (of a poker hand) having an ace as the highest card.
- held in high esteem: He has an ace-high reputation.
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Origin of ace-high
An Americanism dating back to 1875–80
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Examples from the Web for ace-high
Historical Examples
You've always been ace-high with me, and there never will come the day when you can't eat on my meal-ticket.
The Trail of '98Robert W. Service
From the very first dose he was ace-high and everybody else looked like thirty cents to her.
The Four MillionO. Henry