Be for the high jump British Australia slang
Someone is going to receive a harsh punishment for what he or she has done something wrong.
If your mother sees your low score, you will be for the high jump.
Companies that didn't pay taxes are be for the high jump.
If anyone cheats on the exam, he or she will be for the high jump.
Tony was for the high jump because he stole Lyn's purse.
To punish someone or something harshly
Small-time criminals will face the full consequences of the law while those who commit large-scale crimes will go unpunished.
Prison or jail
This idiom was a military term meaning hanging a convicted criminal.