fly high

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Idioms and Phrases

Be elated, as in They were flying high after the birth of their first baby . This expression alludes to a high pitch of feeling. [Mid-1600s]

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Fast forward 12 months and they are flying high in the league - and through to a first FA Cup semi-final in 34 years after beating Brighton in a penalty shootout.

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Flowers and balloons - including one for "Wonderful Mum" - were accompanied by messages such as "rest in peace" and "fly high, pretty lady".

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Sittingbourne Football Club are flying high at the moment - second in the South East Division of the Isthmian league and on an FA trophy run.

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Presumably Jayden Daniels is getting healthier, and the Commanders are flying high after that Hail Mary victory.

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The body's spokesman Andrea Tenenti told the AFP news agency on Saturday that there had been a "unanimous decision to stay because it's important for the UN flag to still fly high in this region".

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