Idiom
with one's head held high
Meaning
Proudly, with pride.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“She walked out of the room with her head held high.”
“Even though he lost the competition, he accepted his medal with his head held high.”
“Despite the harsh criticism from his peers, he stood his ground and finished his presentation with his head held high.”
Examples
simple
“She walked out of the room with her head held high.”
contextual
“Even though he lost the competition, he accepted his medal with his head held high.”
complex
“Despite the harsh criticism from his peers, he stood his ground and finished his presentation with his head held high.”
Origin
From the phrase *hold one's head high*. No specific year of origin or named author is recorded for the idiomatic extension.
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