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Difference between Be high as a kite and Fly one’s kite high

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be high as a kite —(sl.)

1. be very excited or exhilarated:

  • I was as high as a kite and full of the joys of spring. The day was good and getting better….

2. be very drunk or affected by drugs:

  • When I put you to bed you were high as a kite on vodka.

fly one’s kite high—have high ambitions:

  • Those who fly their kite too high may come to grief.