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Difference between Highball something and Lowball something

highball something—(coll.) drive a vehicle at high speed:

  • Our conductor called “All aboard!” … then highballed the train. A few minutes later he got a phone call stating a passenger had gotten left behind.

lowball something—(coll.) deliberately underestimate or understate a cost, figure, etc.:

  • This is all my fault, but he was one of my first clients and I lowballed the price just to get the work.