- high and low
- (Roget's IV)
modif.
Syn. in every nook and cranny, in all possible places, exhaustively; see completely , 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 — If you search high and low, you look everywhere for something or someone … The small dictionary of idiomes
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 — I searched high and low for my keys Syn: everywhere, all over, all around, far and wide, here, there, and everywhere, extensively, thoroughly, widely, in every nook and cranny; informal all over the place, all over the map … Thesaurus of popular words
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
high and low — adverb everywhere He searched high and low for the car keys, every room in the house … Wiktionary
high\ and\ low — adv Everywhere. The police were searching for the criminal high and low, but they couldn t find him … Словарь американских идиом
high and low — every place We looked high and low for her watch but we couldn t find it … Idioms and examples
high and low — idi in every possible place; everywhere: to search high and low[/ex] … From formal English to slang
High and low level — High level and low level are terms used in classifying levels of description and goals in many fields where systems could be described from different perspectives. A high level description is one that describes top level goals, overall systemic… … Wikipedia
