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idiomit's high noon (for)used in order to say that the results of someone's bad or illegal actions now start to affect them ◆ often used in newspapers, television news, etc:It's high noon for all the people who owe over $4 billion in fines to the city.It's high noon at the Supreme Court, as both sides prepare for their final day of testimony.NoteIn old Western films, 'high noon' (=12 pm) was the time when men who had been arguing would meet to fight with guns.
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