'High and Low' ( Idiom )

[Barman]

If I want to say that someone is loved by all without exception, can I write the sentence in the following way?

1) He is loved by all high and low.

 

[tedmc]

That is not how the idiom high and low is used.

E.g. I have been looking for you high and low (everywhere) since yesterday.

 

[teechar]

Ted's right.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/high-and-low
https://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/high+and+low.html

 

[Barman]

That is not how the idiom high and low is used.

E.g. I have been looking for you high and low (everywhere) since yesterday.

Ted's right.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/high-and-low
https://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/high+and+low.html

I know that usage. But I want to know whether the idiom has any other meaning such as 'by all without exception', i.e., 'by all irrespective of age' other than 'everywhere'?

 

[tedmc]

I know that usage. But I want to know whether the idiom has any other meaning such as 'by all without exception', i.e., 'by all irrespective of age' other than 'everywhere'?

If it had, it would have been stated in the dictionary.

 

[Barman]

If it had, it would have been stated in the dictionary.

Hi, tedmc! , in the link 'https: //dictionary.cambridge.org/dic...h/high-and-low' which was provided by teechar, in the section 'more meanings of high and low', there was an another meaning of that idiom, i.e., 'All'.Therefore, how you can say that "If it had, it would have been stated in the dictionary"!

 

[probus]

"High and low" often has connotations of socio-economic class. If that is what you intended how about "...by all, regardless of their station in life." If that's not what you wanted, perhaps "... regardless of their political views" or just "... by one and all without exception."

 

[tedmc]

Hi, tedmc! , in the link 'https: //dictionary.cambridge.org/dic...h/high-and-low' which was provided by teechar, in the section 'more meanings of high and low', there was an another meaning of that idiom, i.e., 'All'.Therefore, how you can say that "If it had, it would have been stated in the dictionary"!

Which other meaning? Show me.
My statement still holds.

 

[Barman]

Which other meaning? Show me.
My statement still holds.

Hi, tedmc!

If you had looked through the link provided by teechar, you would have found your answer on yourself. I request you to kindly look up the another meaning of that idiom in the Cambridge dictionary which was provided earlier in the link. I suggest you not to make a hasty remark by not examining any link thoroughly. Even I'm satisfied with the explanation given by respected probus.

 

[tedmc]

Hi, tedmc!

If you had looked through the link provided by teechar, you would have found your answer on yourself. I request you to kindly look up the another meaning of that idiom in the Cambridge dictionary which was provided earlier in the link. I suggest you not to make a hasty remark by not examining any link thoroughly. Even I'm satisfied with the explanation given by respected probus.

I could only find one meaning in the Cambridge link; that is why I asked you.

 

[Tdol]

I think the usage for social class is rather dated- I'd expect to find it in a historical novel rather than a newspaper.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

Hi, tedmc!

If you had looked through the link provided by teechar, you would have found your answer on yourself. I request you to kindly look up the another meaning of that idiom in the Cambridge dictionary which was provided earlier in the link. I suggest you not to make a hasty remark by not examining any link thoroughly. Even I'm satisfied with the explanation given by respected probus.

It was not a hasty remark. It was a correct, concise remark.

As Probus says, the way you used the phrase is not natural or useful. That's why Probus suggested rephrasing it.

If you mean "rich and poor," put it that way. If that's not what you mean, just say "everyone."

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

I think the usage for social class is rather dated- I'd expect to find it in a historical novel rather than a newspaper.

Absolutely.