higher than a kite

adjective

Very much under the influence of drugs.

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Meanings

adjectivehigher than a kite (comparative form only)
  1. comparative onlyidiomaticslangVery much under the influence of drugs.

    After several years of experience as the locums doctor in various E.R.s located in big cities across the country, Matt had learned how to handle addicts flying higher than a kite, as dangerous as a violent criminal.

    2014, Joss Wood, More Than a Fling?
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