when they go low, we go high
Used to indicate an unwillingness to stoop to an adversary's incivility or violence.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“When they go low, we go high.”
“Even though my opponent insulted me during the debate, I remembered that when they go low, we go high.”
“Despite the relentless provocations from his rivals, he maintained his dignity, firmly believing that when they go low, we go high.”
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all dressed up and nowhere to go
Elaborately attired or otherwise fully prepared for an anticipated situation or activity which, nevertheless, fails to occur.
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all systems go
Everything is ready.
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as you go
While one is doing (something); as one progresses.
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boldly go where no man has gone before
To break new ground.
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come and go
To repeatedly appear and disappear; to be transient.
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come hell or high water
Regardless of the hardships; no matter what difficulties may arise.
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don't go there
Do not broach that topic.
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easy come, easy go
Easily won and easily lost (usually said when resigned to a loss; something that comes in the same way, goes in the same way)
Last updated August 10, 2026