on a high
idiom
informal
: feeling happy and excited
He was on a high after receiving the promotion.
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As for the Yankees’ offense, Aaron Judge started the game on a high note, as his 26th home run of the season, a solo shot, cleared The Green Monster with ease in the first inning.
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 17 June 2024
Reliever Dillon Tate bridged the game to Akin, whose struggles versus left-handed batters were put on full display when Olson, one of the best sluggers in the game despite his slow start to the season, sat on a high fastball and was rewarded for guessing correctly.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 13 June 2024
From there, a tractor convoy would set out across West Antarctica on a high ice plateau that runs alongside the continent’s tallest mountain range.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 12 June 2024
Though the evening ended on a high note, the controversy for Smith had just begun.
—Rivea Ruff, Essence, 7 June 2024
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 17 June 2024
Reliever Dillon Tate bridged the game to Akin, whose struggles versus left-handed batters were put on full display when Olson, one of the best sluggers in the game despite his slow start to the season, sat on a high fastball and was rewarded for guessing correctly.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 13 June 2024
From there, a tractor convoy would set out across West Antarctica on a high ice plateau that runs alongside the continent’s tallest mountain range.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 12 June 2024
Though the evening ended on a high note, the controversy for Smith had just begun.
—Rivea Ruff, Essence, 7 June 2024
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