friends in high places
US /frɛndz ɪn ˈhaɪ ˈpleɪsəz/
・UK /frendz ɪn ˈhaɪ ˈpleɪsɪz/
B2 中上級
idm.高い地位の知人
Having friends in high places can help you get opportunities.
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キャリアを台無しにしそうになった俳優たち (Actors Who Almost Ruined Their Careers)
- I need your help." But with the help of some friends in high places, she bounced back in a series of roles in movies like Cold Mountain, Garden State, Closer, and
あなたの助けが必要です。」しかし、有力な友人たちの助けを得て、彼女はCold Mountain, Garden State, Closerなどの映画で一連の役柄を演じ、復活した。
- but with the help of some friends in high places she bounced back a series of
【BBC日常英会話】"Friends in high places" ってどういう意味？
- Well, someone in the office said you have friends in high places, and I just wondered why it was useful to know people who lived high up.
実は "you have friends in high places/juː hav frɛnz ɪn hʌɪ pleɪsɪz/ (＝あなたは高所に友達がいる)" って、オフィスで誰かが言ってたから。そういう人を知ってるのがなんで便利なのかなと思ったの。
- OK, well, if you have friends in high places, it has nothing to do with their physical location.
そうか、あのね、"you have friends in high places" という場合、物理的な位置とは何の関係もないんだ。