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sky-high

[skahy-hahy]

adverb

  1. very high.

    Costs have gone sky-high since the war.



sky-high

adjective

  1. at or to an unprecedented or excessive level

    prices rocketed sky-high

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. high into the air

  2. to destroy completely

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sky-high1

First recorded in 1810–20
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Next week's decisions will be followed soon after by the government's industrial strategy which will promise support for business, possibly including cash to help with sky-high energy costs.

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The sky-high cost of tickets was another source of criticism.

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It’s the sky-high interest rate travel credit cards and other too-good-to-be-true travel offers that you have to watch out for.

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The economy is stagnating, crime rates are sky-high as is corruption and unemployment, public services are largely dysfunctional and infrastructure is crumbling.

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We've got sky-high infant mortality rates here, likely due to poverty.

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