sky-high Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adverb (with verb `to blow') destroyed completely; blown apart or to pieces
    • they blew the bridge sky-high
    • the committee blew the thesis sky-high
  2. adverb in a lavish or enthusiastic manner
    enthusiastically.
    • he extolled her virtues sky-high
  3. adverb to a very high level
    • prices have gone sky-high
    • garbage was piled sky-high
    • the men were flung sky-high by the explosion

WordNet


Sky"-high`
Definitions
  1. , adv. & a. Very high. Colloq.

Webster 1913