from on high
idiom
1
: from God or heaven
He claimed to have heard a voice from on high.
2
: from people with power or authority
orders from on high
3
: from a high place
We looked down from on high at the lush valley.
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Like God, who judges from on high, a finance minister has the power to determine who shall thrive and who shall struggle.
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Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 24 Oct. 2024
Until, that is, a drag queen sneaks into the party and tips a bucket of blood over her head from on high.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2024
Other folks in these mobs of teens and twentysomethings wander in clusters, spray-painting here and there or simply taking in from on high the sound and glory of the whirling, grinding, cranking, blurring circle of mosh.
—Matt Thompson, SPIN, 18 Oct. 2024
The journey could take months, but NASA expects to be rewarded with fascinating new science opportunities and spectacular views from on high.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
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Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 24 Oct. 2024
Until, that is, a drag queen sneaks into the party and tips a bucket of blood over her head from on high.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2024
Other folks in these mobs of teens and twentysomethings wander in clusters, spray-painting here and there or simply taking in from on high the sound and glory of the whirling, grinding, cranking, blurring circle of mosh.
—Matt Thompson, SPIN, 18 Oct. 2024
The journey could take months, but NASA expects to be rewarded with fascinating new science opportunities and spectacular views from on high.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
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“From on high.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20on%20high. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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