higher than a kite

be higher than a kite

1. To be very intoxicated by alcohol or (especially) drugs. I tried tutoring him in math, but he was always higher than a kite when I came by.
2. To be elated or euphorically happy. I was higher than a kite when I found out I got into Stanford.
See also: higher, kite

higher than a kite

1. Very intoxicated by alcohol or (especially) drugs. I tried tutoring him in math, but he was always higher than a kite when I came by.
2. Elated; euphorically happy. I was higher than a kite when I found out I got into my first choice school.
See also: higher, kite
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • be higher than a kite
  • higher
  • be as high as a kite
  • be out of (one's) skull
  • skull
  • get stupid
  • be out of (one's) face
  • be out of (one's) brain
  • out of (one's) brain
  • snaved