Idiom
moral high ground
Meaning
A position or point of view which is ethically superior or more reputable, in comparison to others which are under consideration.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He claims the moral high ground in this argument.”
“Even though she was angry, she kept the moral high ground by refusing to insult him back.”
“By choosing to forgive his opponent publicly, he occupied the moral high ground and effectively silenced his harshest critics.”
Examples
simple
“He claims the moral high ground in this argument.”
contextual
“Even though she was angry, she kept the moral high ground by refusing to insult him back.”
complex
“By choosing to forgive his opponent publicly, he occupied the moral high ground and effectively silenced his harshest critics.”
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