- high and low
- adverb Date: 14th century everywhere
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High and low — High High, adv. In a high manner; in a high place; to a great altitude; to a great degree; largely; in a superior manner; eminently; powerfully. And reasoned high. Milton. I can not reach so high. Shak. [1913 Webster] Note: High is extensively… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
High and Low — Infobox Film name = High and Low caption = writer = Eijirô Hisaita Ryuzo Kikushima Akira Kurosawa Hideo Oguni starring = Toshirō Mifune Tatsuya Nakadai Kyōko Kagawa director = Akira Kurosawa producer = Ryuzo Kikushima Akira Kurosawa Tomoyuki… … Wikipedia
high and low — {adv.} Everywhere. * /The police were searching for the criminal high and low, but they couldn t find him./ … Dictionary of American idioms
high and low — {adv.} Everywhere. * /The police were searching for the criminal high and low, but they couldn t find him./ … Dictionary of American idioms
In high and low — High High, n. 1. An elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky; heaven. [1913 Webster] 2. People of rank or high station; as, high and low. [1913 Webster] 3. (Card Playing) The highest card dealt or drawn. [1913 Webster] {High, low,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
look high and low for — {v. phr.} To look everywhere; search all over. * /Everyone has been looking high and low for the lost key but no one could find it./ … Dictionary of American idioms
look high and low for — {v. phr.} To look everywhere; search all over. * /Everyone has been looking high and low for the lost key but no one could find it./ … Dictionary of American idioms
High and dry — 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 — 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 card by suit (poker) — High card by suit and Low card by suit refer to assigning relative values to playing cards of equal rank based on their suit. Most poker games do not rank suits; the ace of spades is just as good as the ace of clubs. However, small issues (such… … Wikipedia
