hit the high notes
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.69 in modern English
28
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To produce or attain, at least for a period of time, an especially satisfactory degree of achievement or fulfilment.
Example Sentences
- "The flavors of the food hit the high notes: the rightly famous Canlis salad, the signature Peter Canlis sweet prawns floating on a sea of butter, and a succulent Kobe-style steak."
- "If all that extra money isn't being used to shore up vital day-to-day Facebook operations, that's probably good news—but whatever the case, the site hasn't hit the high notes quite yet."
- "During his public life, Obama has hit the high notes of poetic romance — his 2008 campaign."
Inflected Forms
Phrases
end on a high note
Frequently Paired Words
end on a high note