单词 | high sign |
释义 | high signSEE SYNONYMS FOR high sign ON THESAURUS.COM nouna gesture, glance, or facial expression used as a surreptitious signal to warn, admonish, or inform. Origin of high signFirst recorded in 1900–05 Words nearby high signhigh-rolling, high school, high sea, high seas, high season, high sign, Highsmith, high society, high-sounding, high-speed, high-speed downlink packet access Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for high sign
Idioms and Phrases with high signhigh sign A secret signal intended to warn or inform, as in Dad gave us the high sign when it was time to leave. This expression presumably alludes to a gesture such as a hand wave. [c. 1900] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
随便看 |
英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。