From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbe (in) for the high jumpbe (in) for the high jumpBritish English informalPUNISH if someone is for the high jump, they will be punished for something they have done wrong → high jump
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be (in) for the high jump• He'd be for the high jump, as usual.• And it's all about: Who is for the high jump in Rome? 