high on
Idioms-
Under the influence of alcohol or a drug. For example, I think he got high on marijuana before he came to the party . [c. 1930]
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Very enthusiastic about, as in They were high on video games . [1940s]
Example Sentences
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In January, the peso hit record lows against the dollar, but has since recovered ground hitting around a five-month high on Monday.
Two years after Tommy John surgery on his right elbow, Aidan Martinez returned to the mound for Birmingham High on Monday in the closer’s role and responded with three strikeouts and three walks and no hits in 1 1/3 innings in the Patriots’ 7-4 win over Ventura in the Easton tournament.
From Los Angeles Times
"A triplet superconductor is high on the wish list of many physicists working in the field of solid state physics," said Professor Jacob Linder.
From Science Daily
GE Aerospace stock, which is essentially the legacy General Electric, hit a new all-time high on Sept. 15.
From Barron's
Met deputy assistant commissioner Kevin Southworth said the grooming gang issue was "very high" on the force's "threat and risk radar", and it was committed to putting as much of its resource into combatting the problem as much as possible.
From BBC
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