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high as a kite
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*high as a kite and *high as the sky 
1. Lit. very high. (*Also: as ~.) The tree grew as high as a kite. Our pet bird got outside and flew up high as the sky.
2. Fig. drunk or drugged. (*Also: as ~.) Bill drank beer until he got as high as a kite. The thieves were high as the sky on drugs.
See also: high, kite


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A self employed person has the ability to set his or her own schedule and to grow his or her career as high as the sky without needing to deal with the workplace politics that can stunt so many aspirations.
Twisted twigs tangle together Trapped by troublesome winds, With a top as high as the sky, Thousands of leaves fall to the ground.
 
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