FLY HIGH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fly high mean? 

• FLY HIGH (verb)
  The verb FLY HIGH has 2 senses:

1. be elated

2. make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance

  Familiarity information: FLY HIGH used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FLY HIGH (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Be elated

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Context example:

He was flying high during the summer months

Hypernyms (to "fly high" is one way to...):

experience; feel (undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sense 2

Meaning:

Make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

flourish; fly high; prosper; thrive

Context example:

The new student is thriving

Hypernyms (to "fly high" is one way to...):

change state; turn (undergo a transformation or a change of position or action)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s