give the high sign

give the high sign
See: HIGH SIGN.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • give the high sign — See: HIGH SIGN …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • give\ the\ high\ sign — See: high sign …   Словарь американских идиом

  • The High Sign — Infobox Film name = The High Sign caption = Buster and the Blinking Buzzards give the titular high sign in the 1921 short. director = Edward F. Cline Buster Keaton producer = Joseph M. Schenck writer = Edward F. Cline Buster Keaton starring =… …   Wikipedia

  • high sign — noun a silent signal of warning or recognition she started to speak but he gave her the high sign • Hypernyms: ↑signal, ↑signaling, ↑sign * * * noun : signal; especially : a warning or inf …   Useful english dictionary

  • high sign — noun Date: 1899 a gesture used as a signal (as of approval or warning) usually used in the phrase give the high sign …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • high sign — {n. phr.}, {informal} A silent signal of recognition, greeting, or warning; an open or secret signal between two persons. Used with get or give . * /The Joneses saw us across the hotel dining room and gave us the high sign./ * /John could see… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • high sign — {n. phr.}, {informal} A silent signal of recognition, greeting, or warning; an open or secret signal between two persons. Used with get or give . * /The Joneses saw us across the hotel dining room and gave us the high sign./ * /John could see… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • high sign — n. (esp. AE) signal 1) to give smb. the high sign 2) to get the high sign * * * [ˌhaɪ saɪn] (esp. AE) [ signal ] to give smb. the high sign to get the high sign …   Combinatory dictionary

  • high sign — n. a hand signal meaning okay. (The tip of the index or middle finger touches the tip of the thumb, and the hand is raised into the air.) □ Tom got the high sign and began to open the door. □ Give me the high sign when you want me to start …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • high\ sign — n. phr. informal A silent signal of recognition, greeting, or warning; an open or secret signal between two persons. Used with get or give . The Joneses saw us across the hotel dining room and gave us the high sign. John could see that Grace… …   Словарь американских идиом

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