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high and low en · ADV

Meanings

1. (idiomatic, not-comparable) Everywhere; all over the place.
   • Yes! let the winds of the blastful North, wherever abroad their breath blow, / Tell high and low, to friend and foe, that my arm bestowed his death-blow! 1847, The Dublin University Magazine, volume 30, page 215:
   • He searched high and low for the car keys, through every room in the house.
2. (dated, not-comparable, obsolete) Wholly; entirely.

high and low en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (dated, obsolete) People of high rank or status.