fly high

phrase

: to be elated

She was flying high after winning the contest.

Examples of fly high in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Led by Austin Simmons, Missouri’s offense flies high Missouri’s aerial assault was fluid against the Gators, with Austin Simmons having one of his best games of the season. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026

Some of it was just being at the end of a successful almost decade of flying high. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026

Maybe Farke’s on-pitch address at the final whistle is the reason Leeds are flying high. — Beren Cross, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Moderna’s stock flew high last month after a cancer vaccine jointly produced with Merck showed positive initial results in its first late-stage trial. — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1706, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fly high

• apply
• awry
• belie
• bely
• bigeye
• bonsai
• buckeye
• comply
• coxae
• decry
• defy
• deny