"on high" meaning in All languages combined

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          "text": "His [a horse's] back would be so glossy, / His sides so smooth and brown, / I'd have to hold his collar / To keep from slipping down! / And jogging on the roadway, / The people passing by / Would turn to smile at Bonny / With me set up on high.",
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          "text": "According to those on high, taxes need to increase again.",
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      "word": "omhoog"
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      "sense": "to a high position; or up in, or to, the sky — see also above, aloft",
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      "sense": "to a high position; or up in, or to, the sky — see also above, aloft",
      "word": "बृहत्"
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      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "ēṟa",
      "sense": "to a high position; or up in, or to, the sky — see also above, aloft",
      "word": "ஏற"
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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "up in, or to, Heaven",
      "word": "omhoog"
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "up in, or to, Heaven",
      "word": "i höjden"
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