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when they go low, we go high

when they go low, we go high phrase: used to indicate an unwillingness to stoop to an adversary's incivility or violence.

Phrase

when they go low, we go high

  1. (idiomatic) Used to indicate an unwillingness to stoop to an adversary's incivility or violence.

Antonyms of when they go low, we go high

Questions about when they go low, we go high

What does when they go low, we go high mean?
When they go low, we go high means used to indicate an unwillingness to stoop to an adversary's incivility or violence.
What part of speech is when they go low, we go high?
When they go low, we go high is a phrase.

Words near when they go low, we go high in the dictionary

  1. when the going gets tough, the tough get going
  2. when the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
  3. when the looting starts, the shooting starts
  4. when the music stops
  5. when the time comes
  6. when they go low, we go high
  7. when they go low, we go lower
  8. when they go low, we go submarine
  9. when two Fridays come together
  10. when two Sundays come together
  11. when two Sundays meet

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