in high places

idiom

: in a position of power and influence
He has friends in high places.

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And at a lightweight 1.6 pounds, this handheld vacuum is easy to use in high places, such as removing dust from high walls and curtains. Ho Lin, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025 Navalny was a thorn in Putin’s side, exposing corruption in high places and orchestrating some of the biggest anti-government protests seen in recent years. Anna Cooban, CNN, 16 Feb. 2025 We’re cursed with loudmouth, throwback hippie socialists in high places, but Arlington’s a pretty, quiet town bracketed by mountains and made famous by Norman Rockwell, who lived and did his best work here from the 1930s into the ’50s. Brian T. Allen, National Review, 19 Dec. 2024 While Black business owners own 3.5 million businesses and employ more than 1.2 million people, according to the US Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy, Cole Hayes believes that people in high places within equity firms and those with access can help combat the 2053 projections. Lydia T. Blanco, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for in high places

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“In high places.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20high%20places. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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