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with one's head held high

with one's head held high adverb: proudly, with pride.

Adverb

with one's head held high (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) 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

with one's head held high meaning in Tagalog

with one's head held high in Tagalog

proudly — see also hold one's head high
taas-noo

Origin of with one's head held high

From hold one's head high.

Questions about with one's head held high

What does with one's head held high mean?
With one's head held high means proudly, with pride.
What is with one's head held high in Tagalog?
With one's head held high in Tagalog is taas-noo. See With one's head held high meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is with one's head held high?
With one's head held high is an adverb.

Words near with one's head held high in the dictionary

  1. with one's eyes open
  2. with one's eyes shut
  3. with one's eyes wide open
  4. with one's finger in one's mouth
  5. with one's finger up one's ass
  6. with one's head held high
  7. with one's jaw in one's lap
  8. with one's last breath
  9. with one's own eyes
  10. with one's pants down
  11. with one's tail up

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