fly high

1. 1.

   be elated

   “He was flying high during the summer months”

   Broaderfeel
2. 2.

   make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance

   “The new student is thriving”

   Synonymsthriveprosperflourish

   Broaderchange state

Questions about fly high

What does fly high mean?

fly high means "be elated". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for fly high?

Close synonyms include thrive, prosper, flourish. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is fly high a common word?

fly high is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.