high as the sky

high as the sky
*high as a kite & *high as the sky
1. Lit. very high. (*Also: as \high as the sky.) •

The tree grew as high as a kite.

Our pet bird got outside and flew up high as the sky.

2. Fig. drunk or drugged. (*Also: as \high as the sky.) •

Bill drank beer until he got as high as a kite.

The thieves were high as the sky on drugs.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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