with one's head held high en · ADV
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From hold one's head high.
Meanings
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(idiomatic, not-comparable) Proudly, with pride.
England head to Nice for Saturday’s third-place playoff after yet more semi-final disappointment but with heads held high having played their part in a wonderful game featuring some particularly harsh luck.
2019 July 2, Louise Taylor, “Alex Morgan heads USA past England into Women’s World Cup final”, in The Guardian:
Translations (10)
tl taas-noo (proudly — see also hold one's head high) · fi pää pystyssä (proudly — see also hold one's head high) · fi pystyssä päin (proudly — see also hold one's head high) · fr la tête haute (proudly — see also hold one's head high) · pl z podniesionym czołem (proudly — see also hold one's head high) · de erhobenen Hauptes (proudly — see also hold one's head high) · nl met opgeheven hoofd (proudly — see also hold one's head high) · ro cu capul sus (proudly — see also hold one's head high) · it a testa alta (proudly — see also hold one's head high) · el με το κεφάλι ψηλά (proudly — see also hold one's head high)