- high-flying
- adjective Date: 1581 1. marked by extravagance, pretension, or excessive ambition 2. rising to considerable height
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high-flying — high flyer ˌhigh ˈflyer also high flier noun [countable] 1. an extremely successful person, organization etc: • Retailing is not generally the first career choice of young high fliers. • The group was a high flier in the 1980s when it expanded… … Financial and business terms
high-flying — high ,flying adjective 1. ) successful and determined to achieve more things 2. ) flying high in the air … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
high-flying — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective 1. : rising to a considerable height displaying high flying hoofs and thrashing tails Court Paige 2. a. : inflated or pretentious in style, content, or ambition : high flown a high flying dissertation on the means to… … Useful english dictionary
high-flying — ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A high flying person is successful or is likely to be successful in their career. ...her high flying newspaper editor husband … English dictionary
high-flying — /ˈhaɪ flaɪɪŋ/ (say huy fluying) adjective 1. that flies high, as a bird. 2. extravagant or extreme in aims, opinions, etc. 3. relating to a high flyer (def. 3): a high flying salesman …
high-flying — adj. High flying is used with these nouns: ↑executive … Collocations dictionary
high-flying — UK / US adjective 1) successful and determined to achieve more things 2) flying high in the air … English dictionary
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