be as high as a kite

be as high as a kite

1. slang To be very intoxicated with drugs or alcohol. Do you remember last night at all? You were as high as a kite!
2. To be very happy. I was as high as a kite when I found out that I'd gotten an A on my hardest exam.
See also: high, kite
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • (as) high as a kite
  • high as a kite
  • kite
  • (as) high as the sky
  • set (one's) sights high
  • set your sights high/low
  • the heat is on
  • ride high
  • riding high
  • near and dear to (one)