Idiom
ride high
Meaning
To enjoy good fortune; to be in a privileged situation; to be particularly happy or proud.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The team is riding high after their big win.”
“You are riding high now that you finished your difficult exams.”
“She rides high whenever her paintings sell at the gallery.”
“After the company stock price doubled, the CEO was riding high and planning a massive expansion.”
“The local bakery is riding high because a famous food critic recently gave their sourdough bread a perfect review.”
“The city is riding high this month as thousands of tourists arrive for the international film festival.”
“The young scientist is riding high this week because a prestigious journal just published her research on renewable energy sources.”
“Having secured the promotion and the respect of his peers, he was riding high, confident that his long-term career goals were finally within reach.”
Examples
simple
“The team is riding high after their big win.”
“You are riding high now that you finished your difficult exams.”
“She rides high whenever her paintings sell at the gallery.”
contextual
“After the company stock price doubled, the CEO was riding high and planning a massive expansion.”
“The local bakery is riding high because a famous food critic recently gave their sourdough bread a perfect review.”
“The city is riding high this month as thousands of tourists arrive for the international film festival.”
“The young scientist is riding high this week because a prestigious journal just published her research on renewable energy sources.”
complex
“Having secured the promotion and the respect of his peers, he was riding high, confident that his long-term career goals were finally within reach.”
Origin
Possibly an allusion to one who rides on horseback in an upright, proud, and commanding manner. The phrase remains of uncertain origin, appearing without a specific date of introduction or a recorded individual to whom the coinage may be attributed.
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