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

She opts to pick out Jess Naz on the right, but the forward's choice to cut inside and shoot sees the ball fly high, wide and over once more.

From BBC • Apr. 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

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