Noun
low road (plural low roads)
(idiomatic) A course of action which is undignified, wrongful, or otherwise unseemly.
I will not take the low road to the highest office in this land. I want the presidency in the best way, not the worst way. John McCain
I'm more than open to hope, but I think men and women have a difficult time dealing with each other and often take the low road. Neil LaBute
In fact you've got your hands tied behind your back when somebody chooses to take a low road in to you, there is nothing you can do about it, and so you just live with it and move on. Robert Redford
A lot of times when you have very short-term goals with a high payoff, nasty things can happen. In particular, a lot of people will take the low road there. They'll become myopic. They'll crowd out the longer-term interests of the organization or even of themselves. Daniel H. Pink