English Dictionary

on high

/ɒn ˈhaɪ/

prep_phrase

To a high position; or up in, or to, the sky; above. / (specifically, chiefly Christianity, literary) Up in, or to, Heaven. / (humorous) In authority, influence, or power.

The bird flew on high.

意味（1）

To a high position; or up in, or to, the sky; above.

So thick a haze o’erspreads the sky, / They cannot see the Sun on high; / The wind hath blown a gale all day, / At evening it hath died away.

意味（2）

(specifically, chiefly Christianity, literary) Up in, or to, Heaven.

Who is like vnto the Lord our God: who dwelleth on high: […]

意味（3）

(humorous) In authority, influence, or power.

According to those on high, taxes need to increase again.