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high on something

1. excited or enthusiastic about something. Tom is really high on the idea of going to Yellowstone this summer. I'm not high on going, but I will.

2. intoxicated. John is acting as if he is high on something. Has he been doing drugs again?

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high on

1. Under the influence of alcohol or a drug. For example, I think he got high on marijuana before he came to the party. [c. 1930]

2. Very enthusiastic about, as in They were high on video games. [1940s]

See also: high, on