sky high
Through the roof
Sky high means extremely high, whether literally or figuratively.
Prices can go sky high, emotions can run sky high, and expectations can be sky high.
Something blown sky high is destroyed completely by an explosion.
The phrase emphasizes extremity—not just high, but as high as the sky itself.
The cost of living has gone sky high.
- soaringRising effortlessly upward
- stratosphereSecond atmospheric layer up
- toweringOf imposing height
- astronomicalRelating to outer space
- off the chartsBeyond measurable range
exorbitant · clouds · altitude · lofty · elevated · limitless · prices · rocket · steep · through the roof · orbit · atmosphere · zenith · over the moon · expensive · inflated · dizzying · above
- Hyperbolea zillion, bazillion, gazillion, bajillion, zillion
- excessexcess, too much, excessive, excessiveness, overabundance
- intensifiersvery, really, extremely, absolutely, incredibly
- escalationescalation, escalate, ratchet up, worsen, intensify
- joy expressionsjoy, happiness, delight, glee, mirth
sky highrock bottom
Lowest possible level
underground · ground level · subterranean · low-lying · sunken
sky highrock bottom
Lowest possible level
dirt cheap · bargain basement · cheap as chips · bottom dollar · cut-rate
sky highrock bottom
Lowest possible level
in the gutter · minimal · depleted · negligible · bottomed out
sky, high, skies, skied, skying, higher, highest, highly, highness