high jump noun
Meaning:
be (in) for the high jump
Brit, informal : to be certain to be punished
▪ If the boss finds out what we've done, we're (in) for the high jump! [=we're in for it; we're in trouble]
▪ If the boss finds out what we've done, we're (in) for the high jump! [=we're in for it; we're in trouble]
the high jump
: an athletic event in which people compete by trying to jump over a bar high above the ground
▪ He won the gold medal in the high jump.
▪ He won the gold medal in the high jump.
— high jumper noun, plural ∼ -ers [count]
