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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.

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This measure distinguished individuals with high and low Charlson Comorbidity Index scores, a widely used metric that estimates how additional health conditions affect a person's risk of death.

From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2026

The high and low points of a valuation ratio tell you more about the stock market’s true value or likely future returns than indicators that are closer to the middle of the range.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

Australia's fire danger ratings scale has four levels, with catastrophic being the highest level, followed by extreme, high and low.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

They mix high and low, layer and experiment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

She juggled for a few minutes, sending the balls flying high and low.

From "Hopping Mad (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #4)" by Franklin W. Dixon

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