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adj. hoog; adellijk; stoned (door de drugs)--------adv. hoog, boven--------n. verheven; hoge versnelling; hoogtepunthigh1[ haj] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉♦voorbeelden:————————high2〈 higher〉1 hoog ⇒ hooggeplaatst, verheven2 intens ⇒ sterk, groot4 vrolijk♦voorbeelden:high camp • superkitsch(erig)high circles • hogere kringenhigh command • opperbevelHigh Commission • ambassade van een Gemenebestlid in een ander GemenebestlandHigh Commissioner • Hoge Commissarishigher court • hoger rechtscollegehigh fashion • haute coutureHigh Mass • hoogmisa high opinion of • een hoge dunk vanhave friends in high places • een goede kruiwagen hebben〈 ook meteorologie〉 high pressure • hoge druk; 〈 informeel〉 agressiviteit 〈van verkooptechniek e.d.〉high priest • hogepriesterhigh society • de hogere kringenhigh water • hoogwaterthe Most High • de Allerhoogstehigh gear • hoge versnellinghigh hopes • hoge verwachtingena high wind • een harde windhigh treason • hoogverraad〈Amerikaans-Engels; informeel〉 high roller • patser, iemand die met geld smijt, supergokkerthe high sea(s) • de volle zeeplay for high stakes • het hoog spelen〈 Brits-Engels〉 high tea • vroeg warm eten, vaak met theecome hell or high water • wat er ook gebeurthigh and mighty • uit de hoogteII 〈 bijvoeglijk naamwoord, attributief〉1 gevorderd ⇒ hoog, op een hoogtepunt♦voorbeelden:high season • hoogseizoenhigh summer • hoogzomerit's high time we went • het is de hoogste tijd om te gaan♦voorbeelden:————————high3〈 bijwoord〉2 schel♦voorbeelden:feelings ran high • de emoties liepen hoog opride high • succes hebbensearch high and low • in alle hoeken zoeken→ hog hog/
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High and Mighty — Pour les articles homonymes, voir High Mighty. High and Mighty Pays d’origine Philadelphie … Wikipédia en Français
High and Mighty — may refer to:In music: * High and Mighty (album), an album by Uriah Heep * High Mighty , an album by Gov t Mule * High and Mighty (band), an American rap duoIn other uses: * High and Mighty (book), a nonfiction book about SUVs by Keith Bradsher * … Wikipedia
high-and-mighty — {adj.}, {informal} Feeling more important or superior to someone else; too proud of yourself. * /John wasn t invited to the party, because he acted too high and mighty./ * /Mary become high and mighty when she won the prize, and Joan would not go … Dictionary of American idioms
high-and-mighty — {adj.}, {informal} Feeling more important or superior to someone else; too proud of yourself. * /John wasn t invited to the party, because he acted too high and mighty./ * /Mary become high and mighty when she won the prize, and Joan would not go … Dictionary of American idioms
High and mighty — High High, a. [Compar. {Higher}; superl. {Highest}.] [OE. high, hegh, hey, heh, AS. he[ a]h, h?h; akin to OS. h?h, OFries. hag, hach, D. hoog, OHG. h?h, G. hoch, Icel. h?r, Sw. h[ o]g, Dan. h[ o]i, Goth. hauhs, and to Icel. haugr mound, G. h[… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
high and mighty — The high and mighty are the people with authority and power. If a person is high and mighty, they behave in a superior and condescending way … The small dictionary of idiomes
high-and-mighty — a. conceited and arrogant; imperious. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
high and mighty — [adj] haughty, overbearing arrogant, cavalier, cocky*, conceited, contemptuous, disdainful, egotistic, egotistical, highfalutin*, high handed*, hoity toity*, imperious, lofty, lordly, on high horse*, presumptuous, sniffy*, snobbish, snooty*,… … New thesaurus
high and mighty — ► high and mighty informal arrogant. Main Entry: ↑high … English terms dictionary
high and mighty — (informal) SELF IMPORTANT, condescending, patronizing, disdainful, supercilious, superior, snobbish, snobby, haughty, conceited, above oneself; informal stuck up, snooty, hoity toity, la di da, uppity; Brit. informal toffee nosed. → high * * * 1 … Useful english dictionary
high and mighty — ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone as high and mighty, you disapprove of them because they consider themselves to be very important and are confident that they are always right. I think you re a bit too high and mighty yourself. Syn … English dictionary