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for the high jump

for the high jump prepositional phrase: in trouble; facing punishment for a misdeed.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (informal) In trouble; facing punishment for a misdeed.
    • I saw you steal those sweets. Now you're for the high jump!

Questions about for the high jump

What does for the high jump mean?
For the high jump means in trouble; facing punishment for a misdeed.
What part of speech is for the high jump?
For the high jump is a prepositional phrase.

Words near for the high jump in the dictionary

  1. for the fun of it
  2. for the Gipper
  3. for the gods
  4. for the heck of it
  5. for the hell of it
  6. for the high jump
  7. for the land's sake
  8. for the land's sake alive
  9. for the land's sakes
  10. for the land's sakes alive
  11. for the last time

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