[General] High up vs up high

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korsar01

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Hello!
Is there any difference between 'high up' and 'up high'?
Context:
The fly is buzzing noisily up high.
 
Welcome to the forum, korsar.

Neither version makes a natural sentence.

What prompted you to ask?
 
Welcome to the forum, korsar.

Neither version makes a natural sentence.

How would you say if the fly was buzzing high in a natural way? (for example, you are in a big room with high ceilings and the fly is really high)
 
The fly was buzzing high up at the ceiling.

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