► 成句
高 [(2)たか] [高が知れる] meaning: mediocre rank: 2
☆ 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
高 [(2)たか] [高を括る] meaning: underestimate rank: 2
☆ インフルエンザなど大した事がないと高を括っていたら酷い目に遭った (たかをくくって) ⇨ I hadn’t taken the flu seriously and had a torrid time (☛ Underestimate the effect, severity, of something)
More examples:
- この電線には高圧電流が流れている ⇨ High voltage electric current is running on this cable
- 一定の標高を越えると樹木が育たない ⇨ Trees won’t grow above certain altitudes
- バスケットの選手は背が高い ⇨ Basketball players are tall
- 阿漕な高利貸し ⇨ A dirty, immoral, loan shark
- スカウトはその選手のことを高く買っている ⇨ The scout has a very high opinion of that player
- 前評判が高かっただけに余り大したことがなくて余計がっかりした ⇨ It was not that good and I was even more disappointed because there had been so much hype around it
- 彼は史上最高の選手だ ⇨ He is the greatest player of all time
- 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
- 最高級の材料を贅沢に使った料理 ⇨ The dishes the highest-quality ingredients are used extravagantly
- 彼女は高層ビルから飛び降りて自殺した ⇨ She jumped off a highrise building and killed herself
- その車は高過ぎてとても手が出ない ⇨ That car is too expensive and I can’t afford it
- 彼は高校中退後働き始めた ⇨ He started working after dropping out of high school
- 最高裁は上訴を棄却した ⇨ The Supreme Court rejected the appeal
- 信頼性の高いエンジン ⇨ A reliable, durable, engine
- 悪名高い暴力団 ⇨ A mafia with elevated notoriety. A notorious mafia