Meaning of sky-high in English
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Adverb
sky-highDefinitions
1. (with verb `to blow') destroyed completelyExamples
- « blown apart or to pieces »
- « they blew the bridge sky-high »
- « the committee blew the thesis sky-high »
- 2. in a lavish or enthusiastic manner
Examples
- « he extolled her virtues sky-high »
- 3. to a very high level
Examples
- « prices have gone sky-high »
- « garbage was piled sky-high »
- « the men were flung sky-high by the explosion »