sky-high

sky-high
1. adjective
himmelhoch; astronomisch (ugs.) [Preise usw.]
2. adverb
hoch in die Luft [werfen, steigen usw.]

go sky-high — [Preise usw.:] in astronomische Höhen klettern (ugs.)

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adverb, adjective (very high: The car was blown sky-high by the explosion; sky-high prices.) himmelhoch
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sky-ˈhigh
I. adv (direction) [hoch] in die Luft; (position) [hoch] am Himmel
to blow a building \sky-high etw in die Luft sprengen
to blow sth \sky-high (fig) etw wie ein Kartenhaus in sich akk zusammenfallen lassen
to go \sky-high prices in die Höhe schnellen
II. adj (fig) prices, premiums Schwindel erregend hoch
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sky-high adj & adv
1. himmelhoch (auch fig):
blow sky-high
a) in die Luft jagen:
be blown sky-high in die Luft fliegen
b) eine Theorie etc über den Haufen werfen umg, jemandes Hoffnungen etc zunichtemachen, ein Argument etc widerlegen, einen Mythos zerstören;
prices went sky-high die Preise kletterten in schwindelerregende Höhen
2. umg
a) irrsinnig hoch (Zinsen etc)
b) riesig (Summen etc)
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1. adjective
himmelhoch; astronomisch (ugs.) [Preise usw.]
2. adverb
hoch in die Luft [werfen, steigen usw.]

go sky-high — [Preise usw.:] in astronomische Höhen klettern (ugs.)


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