high places

English - Turkish

Definition of high places in English Turkish dictionary

Hala yüksek yerlerde arkadaşlarım var. - I still have friends in high places.

Tom'un yüksek yerlerde arkadaşları var. - Tom has friends in high places.

Ted's grandfather was the mayor of Chicago so he knows people in high places.

English - English

Definition of high places in English English dictionary: positions of power and influence
know one in high places: (deyim) To be connected with people in power
Ted's grandfather was the mayor of Chicago so he knows people in high places.
know someone in high places: (deyim) To be connected with people in power
Ted's grandfather was the mayor of Chicago so he knows people in high places.
high place: place that is far above the ground
high place: In early Semitic religions, a place of worship built usually on top of a hill. Hebrew bama. In ancient Israel or Canaan, a shrine built on an elevated site. For Canaanites the shrines were devoted to fertility deities, to the Baals, or to the Semitic goddesses called the Asherot. The shrines often included an altar and a sacred object such as a stone pillar or wooden pole. One of the oldest known high places, dating from 2500 BC, is at Megiddo. The Israelites also associated elevated places with the divine presence, and after conquering Canaan they used Canaanite high places to worship Yahweh (God). Later the Temple of Jerusalem on Mount Zion became the only accepted high place