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Meanings of
high jinks
in English
Portuguese
brincadeira perversa
Catalan
bullícia
Spanish
jarana
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Noisy and mischievous merrymaking.
jinks
hijinks
high jinx
Portuguese
brincadeira perversa
Usage of
high jinks
in English
1
We are not going to have any
high
jinks
,
are we, Mary.
2
This season we have gotten through without the
high
jinks
of former years.
3
Well, we'd better work out what
high
jinks
you're gonna get up to.'
4
Fizz, froth and
high
jinks
characterise this album of music for two pianos.
5
It's pretty risky for a Senior to be up to such
high
jinks
.
6
Sudden scrutiny by journalists sent star professors accustomed to conference
high
jinks
scurrying underground.
7
When confronted with the evidence, the culprit pleaded
high
jinks
.
8
Some
high
jinks
,
some light sexism, the odd homophobic joke.
9
Other lawyers admired their abilities and chuckled at their invariable
high
jinks
and humor.
10
Any Versace event is a party in spirit, and the Saturday-night slot promises
high
jinks
.
11
It's Saturday morning and Ant and Dec are up to their usual trademark
high
jinks
.
12
Inside, doubtless, there were
high
jinks
going on; but the password was denied to me.
13
When they let him loose, it was a season of
high
jinks
and rare skylarking.
14
Everybody can't play at
high
jinks
with comfort, luckily for the rest of the world.
15
There was
high
jinks
over at Metzar's place yesterday, and I'm looking for more to-day.
16
They complicate the plot with some time-travelling, dimension-hopping
high
jinks
which are almost impossible to follow.
Other examples for "high jinks"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
high
jinks
high
Adjective
jink
Noun
Translations for
high jinks
Portuguese
brincadeira perversa
Catalan
bullícia
tabola
Spanish
jarana
High jinks
through the time
High jinks
across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common