flying high

flying high
flying high
1. Fig. very successful in one's ambitions; in an important or powerful position. (Often with the implication that this is not the usual situation or will change.) •

The government is flying high just now, but wait until the budget is announced.

•

He's flying high these days, but he comes from a very poor family.

2. Fig. in a state of euphoria. (From good news, success, or drugs.) •

Wow! Todd is really flying high. Did he discover a gold mine?

•

Sally is flying high. What's she on?

* * *
{adj.}, {slang} Very happy; joyful. * /Jack was flying high after his team won the game./ Compare: IN THE CLOUDS, ON TOP OP THE WORLD.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • flying high — {adj.}, {slang} Very happy; joyful. * /Jack was flying high after his team won the game./ Compare: IN THE CLOUDS, ON TOP OP THE WORLD …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • Flying High — may refer to:* Flying High (musical), 1930 Broadway musical * Flying High (1931 film) * Flying High song from Airplane! …   Wikipedia

  • flying high — phrase very happy or successful The technology sector has been flying high for months. Thesaurus: successfulsynonym feeling happysynonym Main entry: fly …   Useful english dictionary

  • Flying High — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Flying High (chanson) Flying High, un film de Charles Hutchison, sorti en 1926; Flying High, un téléfilm de 1978; Flyin High (jeu vidéo) Flying High,… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • flying high — 1. doing very well. All those companies were flying high at first, and next thing you knew they had all crashed to the ground. 2. to be very excited or happy. He just heard that he got the scholarship and is really flying high …   New idioms dictionary

  • flying\ high — adj slang Very happy; joyful. Jack was flying high after his team won the game. Compare: in the clouds, on top of the world …   Словарь американских идиом

  • flying high — very happy, joyful She has been flying high since she heard that she had won a new car …   Idioms and examples

  • flying high — very happy or successful The technology sector has been flying high for months …   English dictionary

  • Flying High Again — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda «Flying High Again» Canción de Ozzy Osbourne Álbum Diary of a Madman Publicación 1981 …   Wikipedia Español

  • Flying High Again — est un single d Ozzy Osbourne sortit en 1981. Titres Flying High Again 04:44 I Don t Know (live) 04:42 v · Ozzy Osbourne Ozzy Osbourne • Gus G. • …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”