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High Street?

And so on and so forth. Anyways, "high street" means the bustling business area. However, it might be worth noting that "high street sales" means sales on the street in general, not just on the "high streets" but also the smallish alleys near you. High street sales are simply retail.

Here are a few random media examples of "high-something" (explanations in brackets are mine):

1. high street (major) banks:

Smaller banks are outstripping high street banks by offering better interest rates and superior customer service, reveals an investigation by Which? Money.

In its annual current account survey Which? found consumers could earn up to 85 per cent more interest if they switched from HSBC, Barclays, Natwest or Lloyds TSB to a smaller bank such as Cahoot.

The report found most accounts offered by the big four banks pay 0.1 per cent interest, equating to 0.40p a year with £500 in your account each month.

2. high-class (expensive) restaurant:

By "expense," Rogers means place how much he spent on the legislator on his financial filing report. If a lobbyist spends more than $50 on a lawmaker in one day, by law the lawmaker's name must be on the report. Less than $50 and the lobbyist only has to list the amount spent, the day it was spent and what it was spent on, like a meal or "entertainment."

Rogers is blunt about how he works -- he tries not to spend more than $50 a day on a legislator. "We don't want to be in the media (for giving gifts) as much as the legislators" don't want to be in the media for accepting them.