ride high
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Hogan kept fighting as his fame continued to ride high even as the years marched on - pictured taking on fellow veteran Ric Flair in 2009.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2025
“Discipline, discipline, discipline is going to get you a lot farther down the path when emotions ride high and you most want to make those decisions” that deviate from the plan.
From New York Times ● Dec. 30, 2016
In Sorkin’s early sitcom, Sports Night, TV journalists ride high on crackerjack repartee and stories of mythic athleticism.
From Inc ● Jan. 4, 2013
In those early months, the science agenda continued to ride high.
From Nature ● Sep. 26, 2012
Others ride high on horses or else on donkeys, mules.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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