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kite
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be as high as a kite
1. to behave in a silly and excited way because you have taken drugs or drunk a lot of alcohol. I tried to talk to her, but she was as high as a kite.
2. to feel very happy and excited. Winning the prize gave my self-confidence a tremendous boost; I felt as high as a kite for several days afterwards.
See also: high

Go fly a kite! (mainly American, informal)

something that you say in order to tell someone who is annoying you to go away. Go fly a kite! It's just not funny any more.
See also: fly

kite-flying (British & Australian)

the act of telling people about an idea or plan so that you can find out what they think about it. Mr Baker's hint about US intervention in the war was undoubtedly an exercise in kite-flying.


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For example, in 1988, two individuals in New York City kited between two prominent banks.
 
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