stink to high heaven
/ˈstɪŋk tə haɪ ˈhɛv(ə)n/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.43 in modern English
34
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "He could stand snakes, but alligators he disliked. It was the way they dragged their victims underneath the water and buried them, waiting until the corpse became rotten. That was the way they liked their meat—stinking to high heaven. The thought of such a death filled him with dread."
- "Pill-popping rocker Elvis Presley was so hooked on drugs he refused to bathe for months on end, he often wet his pants – and he stunk to high heaven!"
- "The next time Tulip [a dog] comes home smiling and stinking to high heaven of fox feces, I think I'm going to soak her in a bucket of Chanel No. 5. That'll teach her."
- "Despite the high powered air conditioners and fans he'd installed, the room was still hot, and it stank to high heaven. He'd have to throw his clothes in the wash and shower thoroughly after he got done with this job."
- "It was you. I hid amongst the weeds and thistles and got scratched to pieces. I was wet and I stank to high heaven but I watched you."
- "Anal glands are actually small sacs, a pair, one on either side of the rectum. [...] The contents can range from a consistency of toothpaste to yucky liquid. It always stinks to high heaven; the odor is very difficult to wash off."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈstɪŋk tə haɪ ˈhɛv(ə)n/
- British English: /ˈstɪŋk tə haɪ ˈhɛv(ə)n/