high road

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈhaɪ ɹəʊd/

Noun

idiomatic Britain

(idiomatic) A course of action which is dignified, honourable, or respectable. / (chiefly Britain) A main road or highway. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see high, road.

Japanese Meaning

（慣用的な意味で）品位があり、名誉にかなう行動・態度 / （主に英国で）主要な道路、幹線道路

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When the argument turned heated, she chose the high road and refused to retaliate.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

議論が白熱したとき、彼女は品位ある行動を選び、報復を拒んだ。

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Sense（1）

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

The high road of public service and the low road of political advantage seem inextricably intertwined.

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Sense（2）

(chiefly Britain) A main road or highway.

On Wednesday, the 27th, we arrived at a place called Tʻien-chin. Here we were not on the high road to Pekin, hence the excitement created by our arrival was greater than I had ever before witnessed.

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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see high, road.

high roads

（ plural ）

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