| 单词 | to take the high road |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto take the high road b. Originally and chiefly North American. The morally superior approach towards something. Esp. in to take the high road. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > [noun] > conduct > course of narrow wayOE highwaya1200 the right way (also regionally gate) (of)a1628 straight and narrow path1842 high road1950 1950 Dunkirk (N.Y.) Evening Observer 13 May 4/4 ‘The future,’ he said, ‘is always with those who rise above [the] status quo, with those who take the high road.’ 1985 D. Rasor Pentagon Underground iii. 87 That night I decided that I was going to take the high road in this conflict and that if I was fired, I would be better off with my integrity as a journalist intact. 1997 Scotsman (Nexis) 13 Mar. 8 It is time now to stop the moral meltdown: to insist, at least in the debate on Scotland's future, that we tell the truth, that we take the high road. 2013 J. Olson & M. Christensen Open your Eyes iv. 67 Think about the peace that would come to your life if every time you have been criticized you chose the high road. < as lemmas |
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