Dictionary.com

Popular Searches

 Thesaurus.com
Synonyms

high and low

Idioms  

  1. Everywhere, as in We searched high and low but couldn't find the ring, or He hunted high and low for a parking space.

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The behaviour of the jet stream influences where high and low pressure systems form.

From BBC

They mix high and low, layer and experiment.

From The Wall Street Journal

A deeper comparison showed that algae biomass and nitrogen fixation have been consistently linked since 2011, including both high and low values.

From Science Daily

Following his cues, which included subtle hand gestures and some buck-buck-bucking in pitches high and low, the chickens stepped and bobbed their heads in rhythm.

From Literature

“This is the story of my ancestors. And I’ve been looking high and low for this.”

From Los Angeles Times

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.