- hold head up high
- hold (your) head up high
to show that you are proud of something.
When this country has full employment and an education system for all, then we can hold our head up high.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
hold head up high
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hold your head up high — hold (your) head up high to show that you are proud of something. When this country has full employment and an education system for all, then we can hold our head up high … New idioms dictionary
hold your head up high — hold your head (up) high see ↑head, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑high … Useful english dictionary
hold head high — hold (your) head high to show that you are not ashamed of your efforts. As long you play the best tennis you re capable of, you can hold your head high … New idioms dictionary
hold your head high — hold your head up/high/ phrase to not be ashamed of yourself Thesaurus: to be confident or proudsynonym Main entry: hold * * * hold your head (up) high see ↑ … Useful english dictionary
hold up your head — (or hold your head (up) high) : to be proud : to not feel ashamed Even though they lost the game, they can still hold up their heads because they tried their best. • • • Main Entry: ↑head * * * hold your ˈhead high | hold up your ˈhead idiom to… … Useful english dictionary
hold your head up — hold your head up/high/ phrase to not be ashamed of yourself Thesaurus: to be confident or proudsynonym Main entry: hold … Useful english dictionary
hold — hold1 W1S1 [həuld US hould] v past tense and past participle held [held] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in your hand/arms)¦ 2¦(event)¦ 3¦(keep something in position)¦ 4¦(job/title)¦ 5¦(keep/store)¦ 6¦(keep something available for somebody)¦ 7¦(keep somebody… … Dictionary of contemporary English
hold — hold1 [ hould ] (past tense and past participle held [ held ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 carry ▸ 2 stop someone/something from moving ▸ 3 put arms around someone ▸ 4 (be able to) contain ▸ 5 have ▸ 6 continue in same state ▸ 7 keep/stop something ▸ 8 not… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hold — I UK [həʊld] / US [hoʊld] verb Word forms hold : present tense I/you/we/they hold he/she/it holds present participle holding past tense held UK [held] / US past participle held *** 1) [transitive] to carry something using your hands or arms Can… … English dictionary
hold your head high — hold (your) head high to show that you are not ashamed of your efforts. As long you play the best tennis you re capable of, you can hold your head high … New idioms dictionary
