Idiom
be the bigger man
Meaning
To walk away from a conflict to prevent it from escalating.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Just be the bigger man and walk away from the argument.”
“Even though he insulted you, you should be the bigger man and ignore his rude comments.”
“By choosing to be the bigger man and refusing to retaliate, she effectively ended the long-standing feud between the two families.”
Examples
simple
“Just be the bigger man and walk away from the argument.”
contextual
“Even though he insulted you, you should be the bigger man and ignore his rude comments.”
complex
“By choosing to be the bigger man and refusing to retaliate, she effectively ended the long-standing feud between the two families.”
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