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be higher than a kite

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be higher than a kite

1. To be very intoxicated by alcohol or (especially) drugs. I tried tutoring him in math, but he was always higher than a kite when I came by.

2. To be elated or euphorically happy. I was higher than a kite when I found out I got into Stanford.

See also: higher, kite