Idiom
high and low
Meaning
Everywhere; all over the place.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I searched high and low for my missing keys.”
“She searched high and low for her passport before realizing it was in her jacket pocket.”
“The detective searched high and low throughout the city, hoping to find any evidence that might lead to the truth.”
Examples
simple
“I searched high and low for my missing keys.”
contextual
“She searched high and low for her passport before realizing it was in her jacket pocket.”
complex
“The detective searched high and low throughout the city, hoping to find any evidence that might lead to the truth.”
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