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High-key
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High-key
means openly, clearly, and obviously — not secretly or quietly.
Examples:
1- She acted calm during the meeting, but she high-key felt hurt by the comment
and needed a moment afterward to breathe.
2- He pretended he didn’t care about the results. But he high-key checked his email every five minutes.
Hi everyone, and welcome to Daily English. Today’s expression is modern, playful, and extremely common online and in everyday conversations.
It’s one of those phrases people use when they want to be very clear about how they feel — without being dramatic.
The Expression is “high-key.” One more time: “high-key.”
He promised himself he’d only watch one more video. But then he high-key watched twenty,
and suddenly it was 1:47 a.m.
“High-key” means openly, clearly, and obviously — not secretly or quietly.
It’s the opposite of low-key. Another very common expression, If low-key is “a little bit,” high-key is fully, openly, and honestly.
He pretended he didn’t care about the results. But he high-key checked his email every five minutes.
She acted calm during the meeting, but she high-key felt hurt by the comment
and needed a moment afterward to breathe.
She said she was “just watching a movie,” but she high-key repeated one line ten times
until her pronunciation sounded exactly right.
Language is alive, and “high-key” is one of those expressions that shows how creative English can be.
Final personal question: Now What’s one thing you high-key enjoy — even if you don’t always admit it?
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