(deyim) A female human who is controlling, vindictive, unable to support herself, lives off of other people for as long as she can, begs, steals, lies, anything possible to get what she wants. A human who withholds sex from her husband for unknown reasons, but lots of fake excuses and illnesses. A human who concocts sickness to get others to give her sympathy. A real piece of work. A sorry excuse for a mother, but blames others for her misgivings. A criminal. A scumbag. A loser: "High on Life says, I can't work, I'm sick."
(deyim) An excuse that a few retarded people use to pass on using drugs: "No, I dont need to take a hit of that blunt, I'm high on life!!"
You use the high life to refer to an exciting and luxurious way of living that involves a great deal of entertainment, going to parties, and eating good food. the Hollywood high life