friends in high places

noun phrase

: people a person knows who have social or political influence or power
She got the job because she has friends in high places.

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That sound has helped the group make a number of friends in high places, including Jay-Z, whose entertainment group Roc Nation has inked Infinity Song to a record deal. — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 30 July 2026 The problem was Schlossberg wasn’t the only one with name recognition and friends in high places. — Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 24 June 2026 Reiter knew that Epstein had a lot of friends in high places. — Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026 Crypto’s richest mogul has ridden a rebound in Binance’s valuation—and friends in high places—to his highest net worth ever. — Nina Bambysheva, Forbes.com, 10 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for friends in high places

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“Friends in high places.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/friends%20in%20high%20places. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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