High road

/ˈhaɪ ɹəʊd/ noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A course of action which is dignified, honourable, or respectable. idiomatic

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

  2. 2
    A main road or highway. British

    "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."

  3. 3
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see high, road.

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