Meanings
adjectivehigh as a kite (not comparable)
- colloquialnot comparablesimileVery much under the influence of drugs; extremely high.
When I'm out walking, I strut my stuff / Yeah, and I'm so strung out / I'm high as a kite, I just might / Stop to check you out
1983, Gordon Gano, “Blister in the Sun”, in Violent Femmes, performed by Violent Femmes
Synonyms & antonyms
Translations
Dutch stoned als een garnaal
- stoned als een garnaalextremely high
Estonian purujoobnud
- purujoobnudextremely high
Italian fatto come una pigna, fatto come un cavallo
- fatto come una pignaextremely high
- fatto come un cavalloextremely high
Swedish hög som ett hus
- hög som ett husextremely high
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