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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

come out of a clear blue sky and come out of the clear blue sky; come out of the blue

suddenly; without warning. Then, out of a clear blue sky, he told me he was leaving. My sister Mary appeared on my doorstep out of the blue, after years with no word from her.

See also: blue, clear, come, out

go sky-high

Fig. to go very high. Prices go sky-high whenever there is inflation. Oh, it's so hot. The temperature went sky-high about noon.

pie in the sky 

1. Fig. a future reward after death, considered as a replacement for a reward not received on earth. Don't hold out for pie in the sky. Get realistic. If he didn't hope for some heavenly pie in the sky, he would probably be a real crook.

2. Fig. having to do with a hope for a special reward. (This is hyphenated before a nominal.) Get rid of your pie-in-the-sky ideas! What these pie-in-the-sky people really want is money.

See also: pie

reach for the sky 

1. and aim for the sky; shoot for the sky Fig. to set one's sights high. Reach for the sky! Go for it! You should always reach for the sky, but be prepared for not attaining your goals every time.

2. Fig. Inf. to put one's hands up, as in a burglary. The gunman told the bank teller to reach for the sky. Reach for the sky and give me all your money!

See also: reach

The sky's the limit.

Inf. there is no upper limit. I can afford it. The sky's the limit. You can do anything you set your mind to, Billy. The sky's the limit.

See also: limit

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blow something sky-high

to make something that someone is trying to achieve fail completely, often by telling people something which should have been a secret He blew the whole deal sky-high by telling the newspapers about it.

See also: blow

out of the blue  (British, American & Australian) also out of a clear (blue) sky (American & Australian)

if something happens out of the blue, it happens suddenly and you are not expecting it Then one day, completely out of the blue, I had a letter from her. The invasion came out of a clear blue sky and caught everyone off guard.

See also: blue, out

pie in the sky

if an idea or plan is pie in the sky, it seems good but is not likely to be achieved Those plans of his to set up his own business are just pie in the sky.

See also: pie

The sky's the limit.

something that you say which means there is no limit to what something or someone can achieve With two important film roles and a major award, it seems like the sky's the limit for this talented young actress.

See also: limit

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out of a clear blue sky See: out of the blue

See also: blue, clear, out

out of the blue also out of a clear blue sky

happening suddenly and unexpectedly Then one day, completely out of the blue, I had a letter from her. The attack came out of a clear blue sky.

Related vocabulary: out of thin air

See also: blue, out

pie in the sky

something good that is unlikely to happen Our leaders need to offer more than pie in the sky when they talk about political and social issues.

See also: pie

the sky's the limit also the sky is the limit

there is no limit Smaller sailboats can be reasonably priced, but for bigger boats the sky's the limit.

See also: limit