high-hat
Treating others as inferior; acting above others.
It was an expensive place to eat, and the customers were likely to be a little high-hat.
Jones acted high-hat toward anyone poorer than he.
To treat others as inferior; look down on.
After she had married a rich man, Mary high-hatted her former friends.
"Don't high-hat me," Fred warned, when Harry began to walk away as if he didn't know him.
high-sounding
Sounding important; said for showing off; too fancy.
The politician's speech was full of high-sounding words.
Mr. Brown filled his son with many high-sounding ideas about life.
high-strung
Nervous; sensitive; tense.
Gary has been rather high-strung lately because of too much work at the office.
highbrow
high brow
Very well educated or even over-educated; belonging to the educated middle class; sophisticated.
Certain novels are not for everyone and are considered as highbrow entertainment.
higher education
Schooling after graduation from high school, especially in a college or university.
Tom plans to get his higher education at the state university.
higher-up
One of the people who has one of the more important positions in an organization; an important official.
The teacher's problem was discussed by the higher-ups.
The local officers of the scout group approved the plan, but the state higher-ups did not accept it.
hightail it
To travel fast; move rapidly.
After school, Frank would hightail it home.
The two men who held up the bank hightailed it out of town.
hit the high spots
To consider, mention, or see only the more important parts of something such as a book, war, or school course.
In his lecture, the speaker hit the high spots of his subject.
The first course in general science hits only the high spots of the physical sciences.
The Bakers went to the fair for one day, and only hit the high spots.