get high

get high

To achieve a state of mental euphoria, as from substance intoxication (most often in reference to marijuana). After working a 10-hour shift, all I want to do is get high and watch TV. Who needs drugs? I get high from my two-hour run every day!
See also: get, high
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • rolling high
  • high
  • high, wide, and handsome
  • wear (one's) apron high
  • turnt
  • lift-up
  • zoned
  • zoned (out)
  • zonked (out)
  • gargler
References in periodicals archive
Unfortunately, by the time we're older, it may seem that the only way to get high is with alcohol or other drugs, which can lead to big problems and negative consequences.
Packer, Alex J. Highs! Over 150 Ways to Feel Really, Really Good ... Without Alcohol or Other Drugs
And then I started needing more and more of it to get high."
Hooked on heroin: for a Baltimore teen, one experience with heroin led to a living nightmare. (Close-up: Heroin)
One night, I was "robo-tripping"--drinking Robitussin cough syrup to get high. I drank nearly two bottles.
I have lost all the friends who used to get high with me.
How getting high almost killed me. (voices)
They reported that a significant amount of their monetary earnings still went to purchase crack to get high, not leaving much for food or housing.
Dealing crack cocaine: a view from the streets of Honolulu
I ended up in an abandoned house, alone, prostituting to get high. One night, I called the police on myself [to get help] .
If you change your mind: the video