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Monday, January 31, 2011

some idioms and phrases of high-与高有关的一些谚语和短语



high and dry
  1. out of the reach of the water
  2. alone and helpless; stranded
high and low
          everywhere

high and mighty
          arrogant; haughty(Informal)

high on
          enthusiastic about; very interested in or impressed by on high(Informal)
  1. up in space; high above
  2. in heaven
on high
  1. up in space; high above
  2. in heaven
high and dry
  1. In a position of helplessness; stranded: went off and left me high and dry. Nautical
  2. Out of water. Used of a ship, for example.
high and low
          Here and there; everywhere: searched high and low for the keys.

on high
  1. High in the sky.
  2. In heaven.
  3. In a position of authority.

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