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  [(2)たか]  [高が知れる]    meaning:  mediocre  rank: 2
☆ 日本一でも世界では高がれている ⇨ He might be the best in Japan, but is nothing special at the world level

  [(2)たか]  [高を括る]    meaning:  underestimate  rank: 2
☆ インフルエンザなどしたがないと高を括っていたら遭った (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:
  • 彼女は高校生のスケバンだった ⇨ She was a leader of girl gang when she was in high school
  • 中学生にしてはが高い ⇨ He is very tall for a middle-schooler
  • 彼女は高齢にもわらず農作業わない ⇨ She doesn’t mind the hard work of farming despite her advanced age
  • 高慢ちきな ⇨ An condescending woman
  • 私達人物を高く評価した ⇨ We rated him highly as a person
  • ベートーヴェン九は知名度が高い ⇨ Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 is particularly famous
  • その失敗非常に高くいた ⇨ The mistake cost us a lot
  • 彼女に高価な贈り物をした ⇨ He gave her an expensive gift
  • アインシュタイン史上最高の天才一人われる ⇨ Einstein is said to be one of the greatest geniuses
  • 高齢化社会 ⇨ Society with an aging population
  • 高価なものは高品質という先入観しくない ⇨ A preconceived notion that expensive things are of high quality is not accurate
  • 手作りなのはかるけど、それにしても高過ぎるんじゃない? ⇨ I understand it is handmade, but even if so, isn’t it too expensive?
  • 私達は高台のだ ⇨ Our house is on the top of a hill
  • 露出度の高いドレス ⇨ A dress with a high level of exposure. A revealing dress
  • 都心の高層ビル事務所えている ⇨ He has an office in a high-rise in the city center