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high road

idiom

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


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  1. 01

    bump in the road

    A setback or obstacle, especially one which is relatively minor.

  2. 02

    come hell or high water

    Regardless of the hardships; no matter what difficulties may arise.

  3. 03

    down the road, not across the street

    Of the technique for committing suicide, along the radial artery rather than across the wrist from side to side.

  4. 04

    friends in high places

    Friends who have authority or influence and who can ensure that one's interests will be protected or furthered.

  5. 05

    Frog

    [Cockney slang]road

    via frog & toad

  6. 06

    get high

    To intoxicate oneself with drugs or other substances.

  7. 07

    get off one's high horse

    To stop acting in an imperious, overbearing or bossy manner.

  8. 08

    get the show on the road

    To begin or launch; to get going.

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