highroad

take the high road

To choose the most noble, ethical, or diplomatic course or method, especially after or in the face of negativity or ill treatment. Strive to always take the high road when dealing with others, even if they've treated you unfairly in the past. Life has a habit of rewarding those who learn to turn the other cheek.
See also: high, road, take

the high road

1. The easiest or surest path, course, or method. I'm hopeful that this master's degree will put me on the high road to success!
2. The most noble, ethical, or diplomatic course or method. Strive to always choose the high road when dealing with others, even if they've treated you unfairly in the past. Life has a habit of rewarding those who learn to turn the other cheek.
See also: high, road
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

take the high road

AMERICAN
If someone takes the high road, they choose the course of action which is the most moral or acceptable and which is least likely to harm or upset other people. Of course, the antiwar demonstrators think they're taking the moral high road. US diplomats say the president is likely to take the high road in his statements about trade. Note: You can say that someone takes the low road when they choose an immoral or dishonest course of action. Meanwhile, it was revealed that his campaign was gearing up to take the low road with its own attack ads.
See also: high, road, take
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

take the ˈhigh road (in something)

(American English) take the most positive course of action: He took the high road in his campaign.
See also: high, road, take
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • take the high road
  • the high road
  • do (something) the hard way
  • do something the hard way
  • do the hard way
  • do/learn something the hard way
  • a cloud hangs over (someone or something)
  • a cloud hangs over somebody/something
  • my
  • shoot off (one's) face
References in periodicals archive
HighRoad Solution provides email, automation and inbound marketing solutions to the association and non-profit market.
The 2015 State of Digital Marketing in Associations Report is Now Available
Cavendish has been confirmed as a member of the HTC Highroad line-up, which also includes fellow members of his sprint team Bernhard Eisel and Mark Renshaw.
Cav's set for battle in Tour of Britain; CYCLING
Throughout the race he set the pace at the front of the peleton, protected Cavendish from attacks and the worst excesses of the wind, and lined up HTC Highroad's sprinters to help secure a stage win for Australia's Mark Renshaw at sunny Exmouth and two stage wins for the Manxman, who stormed through the bunch and over the line in rain soaked finishes in Dumfries at the start of the week, and on Whitehall on Sunday.
Elite Mersey four in a Tour de force
Highroad, who helped Brammeier's childhood training partner, Mark Cavendish, win the prestigious sprinter's green jersey at this year's Tour de France, was forced to release pro riders like Matt and Cav following the withdrawal of their main sponsor, phone company HTC.
Scouser Brammeier is excited by Quick Step chance
The incident was alleged to have happened on Spring Hall Grove in the Highroad Well area of Halifax in March.
Boys' rape case is dropped
The boys, who cannot be named for legal reasons, were arrested after the alleged sexual assault on the girl on Spring Hall Grove, Highroad Well, Halifax.
Boys, 10, in court on rape charge
Champ Cavendish's contract with Highroad Sports, the team's parent company, expires at the end of the current season and HTC or any future sponsor would surely want the guaranteed exposure he provides.
One down two to go for points king Mark; TOUR DE FRANCE
Gray, 42, from Highroad Well, Halifax, appeared before Bradford Crown Court for sentencing.
Burglar caught on camera
Mum Connie, 49, from Highroad Well in Halifax, said she was very proud of her son and couldn't believe he had won in only his second competition.
A little practise makes perfect
Harry McGowan has organised a reunion to be held on Thursday morning, July 1, starting at 10am in the Conference Room of the Halifax Barracks of the Duke's in Highroad Well.
Catching up with the Duke of Wellingtons
Lowell's poem searches for Keatsian moments - notably the "wreaths of stars" and "the spiced winds" and there is a lovely sense of her "following" the young Keats as he walks the highroad.
POETRY CORNER
"Lets hold out till we cross the border" demands Weir, our Highroad friend.
SEVILLE 2003 1 DAY TO GO: SEVILLE OR BUST FOR JINKY; THE BEETLE DIARY