| 单词 | to be riding high |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto be riding high c. to ride high: to do well, experience success (on the basis of something); to be in the ascendancy. Now frequently as to be riding high. ΚΠ 1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. I. vi. iii. 317 Ill stands it now with the Seigneur,..who has ridden high on his chartier and parchments. 1871 W. H. Dixon Her Majesty's Tower (ed. 2) xxiii. 257 On crossing into France, he heard that Villiers, who was riding high and safe in favour, would not suffer him to approach White Hall! 1883 H. C. Lukens Jets & Flashes 19 It has been well said that beggars ever have an ambition to ride high. 1923 Chicago Tribune 17 July 18/1 (heading) Iowa farmers riding high on corn at 75 cts. 1971 H. Seymour Baseball: Golden Age xx. 408 Now that the draft-exempt leagues were riding high, it was the major leagues' turn to complain. 2000 Wired Feb. 181/1 The $375 million Chicago-based company is riding high on slot machines and video-lottery gear. < as lemmas |
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