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on the high ropes

on the high ropes prepositional phrase: in an elated or highly excited mood.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) In an elated or highly excited mood.

Questions about on the high ropes

What does on the high ropes mean?
On the high ropes means in an elated or highly excited mood.
What part of speech is on the high ropes?
On the high ropes is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on the high ropes in the dictionary

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

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