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be as high as a kite

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be as high as a kite

1. slang To be very intoxicated with drugs or alcohol. Do you remember last night at all? You were as high as a kite!

2. To be very happy. I was as high as a kite when I found out that I'd gotten an A on my hardest exam.

See also: high, kite

be as high as a kite

 

1. (informal) to behave in a silly and excited way because you have taken drugs or drunk a lot of alcohol I tried to talk to her, but she was as high as a kite.

2. (informal) to feel very happy and excited Winning the prize gave my self-confidence a tremendous boost; I felt as high as a kite for several days afterwards.

See also: high, kite