high drama

English

Noun

high drama

1. An event or atmosphere of strong emotion, typically of anxiety or excitement.
   • 2017 October 10, Jennifer Senior, “In John Green's 'Turtles All the Way Down,' a Teenager's Mind Is at War With Itself”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     As always, one of the girls is a tornado of enthusiasm and high drama, prone to announcements like, "I have a crisis," when really it's a fun crisis she's having.

   • 2023 July 15, Brooks Barnes, “In Hollywood, the Strikes Are Just Part of the Problem”, in The New York Times‎^[2], →ISSN:

     “Straight out of ‘Les Miz’” was how one longtime executive described the high-drama, us-against-them mood in a text to a reporter.

Further reading

• “high drama”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “high drama”, in Collins English Dictionary.