Slang of the Day- "stink to high heaven" stink to high heaven Definition: To be disgusting or very low quality. Example: 1) That barnyard stinks to high heaven. 2) Most Sylvester Stallone movies stink to high heaven -- they're just terrible! Etymology: If something 'stinks', it smells bad. 'High heaven' refers to the clouds up in the sky. The idea here is that something is so bad, either to the nose or to the mind, that even the angels who live way up in the clouds are offended. http://www.peakenglish.com/slang/dailySlang.jsp