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high road

Noun

Meaning

(idiomatic) A course of action which is dignified, honourable, or respectable.

(chiefly Britain) A main road or highway.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see high,‎ road.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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But, you know, if you allow stolen pitch signals to be sent to your batters using a mix of modern (video cameras) and old-school (beating on a garbage can) technology, you’ve kind of lost your claim to the high road. Source: Internet

After the dust-up over his tweet, Professor Guth appeared to take the high road, saying that "a conversation" was what he "wanted all along." Source: Internet

Karakoram Highway : the high road to China. Source: Internet

Such roads ran either into a high road, or into other viae vicinales, without any direct communication with a high road. Source: Internet

And the whole shebang has been presided over by a decent man who takes the high road domestically while refusing or unable to lead internationally. Source: Internet

In these short videos Iain sets sail over the foaming ocean, or takes the high road by dangling across taut ropes to reach some of Ireland’s most remote and isolated destinations. Source: Internet

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