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on the high rope

on the high rope prepositional phrase: elated.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) Elated.
  2. (colloquial, idiomatic) Arrogant.

Questions about on the high rope

What does on the high rope mean?
On the high rope means elated.
What part of speech is on the high rope?
On the high rope is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on the high rope in the dictionary

  1. on the gripping hand
  2. on the grog
  3. on the ground
  4. on the half hour
  5. on the heels of
  6. on the high rope
  7. on the high ropes
  8. on the hog
  9. on the hog train
  10. on the hoof
  11. on the hook

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