higher than a kite
(slang, idiom) Very much under the influence of drugs.
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(slang, idiom) Very much under the influence of drugs.
After several years of experience as the locums doctor in various E.R.s located in big cities across the country, Matt had learned how to handle addicts flying higher than a kite, as dangerous as a violent criminal.
“The higher than a kite court is pushing its political views on all of us. How is this democracy? How is this representative? Why the hell should I vote if some conservative racist justice living off in some ivory tower can simply nullify my vote and silence my voice?”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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