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ace-high
[ eys-hahy, -hahy ]
adjective
- (of a poker hand) having an ace as the highest card.
- held in high esteem:
He has an ace-high reputation.
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Origin of ace-high1
An Americanism dating back to 1875–80
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Example Sentences
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But she’s also ace-high at braiding, and my own perfectly straight braids are thanks to her nimble fingers.
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Garrett remains in the running but Romano lost most of his chips late Thursday when his aces and nines, fell to an ace-high straight.
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Feeding Ben a good bit of gossip was like turning over the last card of an ace-high straight, with his wide-eyed smile as the payout.
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"No, not an intimate, but he was in my class—and he's a whacking, jam-up, ace-high football player."
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An ace-high flush has always been good enough for me on this side of the continent, and I bet it for all it was worth.
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