Idiom
moral low ground
Meaning
A position or point of view which is unethical or less reputable, in comparison to others which are under consideration.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He took the moral low ground by lying to win the argument.”
“By mocking his opponent's personal life instead of discussing the policy, he clearly occupied the moral low ground.”
“The politician chose to occupy the moral low ground, sacrificing his integrity for a temporary advantage in the polls.”
Examples
simple
“He took the moral low ground by lying to win the argument.”
contextual
“By mocking his opponent's personal life instead of discussing the policy, he clearly occupied the moral low ground.”
complex
“The politician chose to occupy the moral low ground, sacrificing his integrity for a temporary advantage in the polls.”
Origin
Modelled on moral high ground.
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