"fly high" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: flies high [present, singular, third-person], flying high [participle, present], flew high [past], flown high [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|fly<,,flew,flown> high}} fly high (third-person singular simple present flies high, present participle flying high, simple past flew high, past participle flown high), {{tlb|en|figurative|intransitive}} (figurative, intransitive)
  1. To be elated; thrilled. Tags: figuratively, intransitive
    Sense id: en-fly_high-en-verb-z2xkTc13
  2. To have achieved great success or prosperity. Tags: figuratively, intransitive
    Sense id: en-fly_high-en-verb-5FHPqv4x
  3. To aim high. Tags: figuratively, intransitive
    Sense id: en-fly_high-en-verb-kM9B08~- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 3 88 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 4 85 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 4 85 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 3 88 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 5 6 76 13
  4. Rest in peace. Tags: figuratively, intransitive Categories (topical): Death Translations (Rest in peace): vuela alto (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-fly_high-en-verb-H6EFutxm Disambiguation of Death: 0 0 1 99 Disambiguation of 'Rest in peace': 1 1 4 94
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          "sense": "Rest in peace",
          "word": "vuela alto"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Rest in peace",
      "word": "vuela alto"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fly high"
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