English Dictionary

highball

動詞

アメリカ英語 古風 推量 俗語

To make an estimate which tends toward exaggeration. / (US, slang, possibly dated) To move quickly; to hightail.

日本語の意味

大げさに推測する、誇張して見積もる / 素早く動く、急いで逃げる

Don't highball the budget just to secure approval; be realistic about the costs.

承認を得るために予算を大げさに見積もらないでください。費用は現実的に見積もってください。

意味（1）

To make an estimate which tends toward exaggeration.

If we highball the price, it comes out to $240. If we lowball it, it's closer to $200.

意味（2）

(US, slang, possibly dated) To move quickly; to hightail.

Booster-equipped 628 highballs west at Glen Lake, Minn., back in 1947.

highballs （ present singular third-person ）

highballing （ participle present ）

highballed （ participle past ）

highballed （ past ）