fly high

Idioms  

1. Be elated, as in They were flying high after the birth of their first baby. This expression alludes to a high pitch of feeling. [Mid-1600s]

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Example Sentences

Some of their new drones fly high and long, seeking enemy coordinates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 13, 2025

The body's spokesman Andrea Tenenti told the AFP news agency on Saturday that there had been a "unanimous decision to stay because it's important for the UN flag to still fly high in this region".

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2024

We fly high, no lie, you know this, Birdin’.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 21, 2023

So far, all of the North’s ICBMs have been launched at a deliberately steep angle, so that they fly high into space rather than over Japan toward the Pacific.

From New York Times • Feb. 18, 2023

The Argo II couldn’t fly high enough to avoid their attacks; and even with all its defenses, the ship couldn’t make it across the range without being smashed to pieces.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan