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Meaning of to high heaven | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Immensely, forcefully.

idiomatic

Examples

“But I wished to high heaven that my head would quit aching.”
“The rear housing on the back tender truck was now blazing to high heaven.”
“If someone would have the nerve to ask for, say, 10 percent of that amount to be used for the training of this same young man to make a good farmer and citizen out of him, then they would cry to high heaven about the out-of-reason waste of money.”
“He stood in the middle of the road and began to complain to high heaven at the top of his voice.”
“How can I ever forget one cold night in February while the wind blew to high heaven?”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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