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be the bigger man
Verb
Japanese Meaning
争いに対して一歩引いて、対立が激化するのを防ぐために自ら譲歩すること / 敵対的な状況において、自分のプライドを捨て、冷静で寛大な態度を取る行為 / 紛争の火種を消すために、自分の感情やエゴを抑えて対立を回避すること
（ present singular third-person ）
（ participle present ）
（ participle past ）
（ past ）
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to walk away from a conflict to stop it from escalating
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be the bigger man
Rather than argue, I decided to be the bigger man and walk away to avoid making things worse.
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Rather than argue, I decided to be the bigger man and walk away to avoid making things worse.
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