be higher than a kite



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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Dobson['dɔbsn]
RomÁNa-Hungarian
Alannahə-LAN-ə (English)English (Modern), Irish
KlaraKLAH-rah (German, Russian, Polish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, German, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Slovene, Croatian
Abd Al-Rahman-Arabic
Ozazias-Biblical Greek