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friends in higher places

friends in higher places is the alternative form of friends in high places.

Meaning of friends in high places

Noun

friends in high places pl (plural only)

  1. (idiomatic, plural, plural-only) Friends who have authority or influence and who can ensure that one's interests will be protected or furthered.
    • "Herr Freudenberg himself has great friends here, friends in high places. He will see that nothing happens."1913, E. Phillips Oppenheim, chapter 10, in The Mischief Maker

Questions about friends in higher places

What is friends in higher places the alternative form of?
Friends in higher places is the alternative form of friends in high places.

Words near friends in higher places in the dictionary

  1. friendom
  2. friendos
  3. friends
  4. friends at court
  5. friends in high places
  6. friends in higher places
  7. friends in low places
  8. friends list
  9. friends lists
  10. friends of Bill
  11. friends of Bill W.

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