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when they go low, we go lower

when they go low, we go lower phrase: used to indicate a desire or willingness to stoop to an adversary's incivility or violence.

Phrase

when they go low, we go lower

  1. (humorous, ironic) Used to indicate a desire or willingness to stoop to an adversary's incivility or violence.

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Questions about when they go low, we go lower

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

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

  1. when the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
  2. when the looting starts, the shooting starts
  3. when the music stops
  4. when the time comes
  5. when they go low, we go high
  6. when they go low, we go lower
  7. when they go low, we go submarine
  8. when two Fridays come together
  9. when two Sundays come together
  10. when two Sundays meet
  11. when you assume, you make an ass out of you and me

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