High road
/ˈhaɪ ɹəʊd/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 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 Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see high, road.
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More examples"The high road of public service and the low road of political advantage seem inextricably intertwined."