high and low

adverb

Everywhere; all over the place.

“He searched high and low for the car keys, through every room in the house.”

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Meanings

adverbhigh and low (not comparable)
  1. idiomaticnot comparableEverywhere; all over the place.

    He searched high and low for the car keys, through every room in the house.

    1 more example

    Yes! let the winds of the blastful North, wherever abroad their breath blow, / Tell high and low, to friend and foe, that my arm bestowed his death-blow!

    1847, The Dublin University Magazine, volume 30, page 215
  2. datednot comparableobsoleteWholly; entirely.
noun
  1. datedobsoletePeople of high rank or status.
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APA

high and low. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high%20and%20low

MLA

“high and low.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high%20and%20low. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “high and low,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high%20and%20low.

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