high on life
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7.5
- idiom
- Slang
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- I was intoxicated, drunk, stoned with the raw stuff of experience; I was high on life.
- say, "I'm high on life"
Examples
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WE'RE HIGH ON LIFE!
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Though the jovial strummer is usually high on life (or something like that), it was utterly moving to see him all solemn and teary-eyed as he took in his own tribute.
Blog text (18) -
What are you, high on life?
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I get so high on life when I'm here, she said.
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You know, I'm feeling high on life.
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This is a kid who is "high on life," intoxicated by language, trying to make his way in the adult romantic world.
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I'm high on life.
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WE'RE HIGH ON LIFE!
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WE'RE HIGH ON LIFE!
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When I spend time with my friends, I feel high on life and ready to conquer anything.
Synonyms
481
1.0
Bringing a good or lucky result
70
1.0
Feeling or showing great happiness
69
4.5
Feeling very happy and excited
35
6.5
A strong feeling of great happiness or excitement
29
2.8
Feeling very happy and successful
28
3.0
Very happy and excited to the point of feeling dizzy
19
6.4
Feeling very happy and excited after good news
12
2.1
Being very active and excited to do things
10
9.0
A state of great excitement and happiness, sometimes from drinking alcohol or taking drugs
6
7.0
Feeling or showing great joy and excitement
6
3.9
Full of energy and excitement
4
3.0
Feeling very happy and full of energy
2
4.4
Feeling very happy and full of energy
2
8.1
Feeling or showing very strong excitement and joy
1
8.7
Having short periods of very high energy and excitement, less extreme than mania
1
3.7
Feeling very happy and excited
1
5.5
Feeling very pleased and excited
1
6.7
Feeling very happy and peaceful
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7.0
Filled with a sudden rush of excitement and energy
1
8.2
Feeling very happy and content
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5.6
Feeling much happier than usual
Very excited and unable to stay calm
Very excited and happy in an obvious way
Antonyms
How Happy
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositional: 'high' (exhilarated) combined with the prepositional sense of 'on' indicating source or cause and 'life' yields 'exhilarated by life.' This follows a common 'high on X' pattern in English and is readily inferable by a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.
Etymology
High on life probably comes from the image of being high, or lifted up, but with life itself as the cause instead of drugs. Imagine someone so happy that life seems to lift them up; that's why 'high on life' means 'feeling extremely happy' and 'without drugs'.