rode high
Was on top
Rode high describes a period of success, confidence, or good fortune.
Someone who rode high was enjoying prominence or prosperity: The company rode high on strong quarterly earnings.
She rode high after the Oscar nomination.
The image suggests being elevated above ordinary circumstances, like a rider sitting tall in the saddle.
- on a rollEnjoying repeated successes
- self-assuranceConfidence in one's abilities
- triumphResounding, celebrated victory
- famePublic recognition, widespread
- prestigeReputation commanding admiration
ascendancy · victory · eminence · zenith · peak performance · equestrian · heyday · flourishing · prosperity · living large · soaring · on cloud nine · glory days · golden age · admiration · accomplishment · swagger · pinnacle
rode highhit rock bottom
Reached the lowest point
crashed and burned · fell from grace · failed · struggled · fell on hard times
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