LEARNit Dictionary
highball
noun
/ˈhaɪbɔːl/
UK
/ˈhaɪbɔːl/
US
1
a strong alcoholic drink, such as whisky or gin, mixed with fizzy water (= with bubbles) or ginger ale, etc. and served with ice
مشروب گازدار همراه با یخ, هایبال
verb
/ˈhaɪbɔːl/
UK
/ˈhaɪbɔːl/
US
1
to go somewhere very quickly
با سرعت رفتن, بسرعت حرکت کردن
2
to deliberately give a price or an estimate of the cost, value, etc. of something that is too high
گران نمایی کردن, بالاتر گفتن, قیمت بالا دادن, بیشقیمت پیشنهاد دادن
They started the negotiation by highballing their expectations.
opposite
lowball