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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fly high

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 13, 2025

Flowers and balloons - including one for "Wonderful Mum" - were accompanied by messages such as "rest in peace" and "fly high, pretty lady".

From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2025

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

She was absolutely free during these maneuvers, and would fly high into the air and hover over me like a leaf.

From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George