Tomber de son haut = (fig.) To be thunder-struck.
Regarder de haut en bas = To treat contemptuously; To look down upon with contempt.
Il y a du haut et du bas dans la vie = Life has its ups and downs.
Haut le pied! = Be off!
Herbe
*Mauvaise herbe croît toujours = Ill weeds grow apace.
Votre rival vous coupera l’herbe sous le pied = Your rival will cut you out, will take the wind out of your sails, will cut the ground from under your feet.
L’herbe sera bien courte s’il ne trouve à brouter = It will go hard if he does not pick up a living; He would live on nothing.
C’est un avocat en herbe = He is studying for the bar; He is a sucking barrister.