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高 [(2)たか] [高が知れる] meaning: mediocre rank: 3
☆ 彼は日本一でも世界では高が知れている ⇨ He might be the best in Japan, but is nothing special at the world level
More examples:
- 崇高な理想 ⇨ A noble ideal
- 彼女は何でも高価なものでないと満足しない ⇨ She won’t be satisfied with anything unless it is expensive
- 最高裁は訴訟を高裁に差し戻した ⇨ The Supreme Court sent back the lawsuit back to the high court (for a retrial)
- 最高に情けないバカ ⇨ The most pathetic idiot
- 打ち上げの秒読みが始まり、関係者の緊張はいやが上にも高まった ⇨ The countdown for the launch started, and the nervousness among those involved went up even further
- 高速道路 ⇨ Expressways
- 至高の喜び ⇨ The highest happiness. Bliss
- 最高にうれしい ⇨ I am super happy
- 彼女は美人な上に背が高いので一層目立つ ⇨ She is pretty but also tall, so stands out even more
- 最高裁はその法律は違憲と判決した ⇨ The supreme court ruled that the law is unconstitutional
- 非常に精度の高い検知器 ⇨ A sensor with very high accuracy
- 値段が高いのには驚いた ⇨ I was surprised that the prices were so high
- 高級車には全然興味が無いね。もっともそんなのを買う金はどの道持ってないけど ⇨ I’m not interested in luxury cars at all. Although I don’t have the money to buy them anyway
- 高い知能指数は優れた創造力に直結しない ⇨ High IQ does not directly result in superior creativity
- 高齢者の転倒事故 ⇨ Falling accidents for the elderly