high road | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Acourse of actionwhich isdignified,honourable, orrespectable.1982November 22, Thomas Griffith, “A Tilt Called Cynicism”, inTime:Thehigh roadof public service and the low road of political advantage seem inextricably intertwined.; (chieflyBritish)Amainroadorhighway.Nov. 1, 1878, Rev. Miles Greenwood, “North China”, inThe Mission Field‎[1], number275, page544:On Wednesday, the 27th, we arrived at a place called Tʻien-chin. Here we were not on thehigh roadto Pekin, hence the excitement created by our arrival was greater than I had ever before witnessed.1883,Robert Louis Stevenson, chapter 6, inThe Black Arrow:There, a few yards before them, was thehigh roadfrom Risingham to Shoreby, lying, at this point, between two even walls of forest.1902, John Buchan,The Outgoing of the Tide:Thehighroadon the other side was frequented by few, for a nearer-hand way to the west had been made through the lower Moss.; Used other than figuratively or idiomatically:seehigh,‎road.

Examples:

EN: On the high road.
ES: En la carretera principal
EN: [ Singing: ] "You take the high road and I'll take the low road."
ES: "Tú tomas el camino de arriba y yo tomaré el camino de abajo..."
EN: Go on. Kill her on the high road!
ES: Mátela en la carretera.
EN: Pardon sir, but have you followed the high road yet?
ES: Disculpe, señor, ¿aún no han tomado el camino de arriba?
EN: That's why you should follow the high road.
ES: Por eso es por lo que deberían tomar el camino superior.
EN: He'll take the high road and like it.
ES: Tomará la carretera superior y le gustará.
EN: The high road it is.
ES: - La carretera superior.
EN: You take the high road and I'll take the low road
ES: Toma el camino largo y yo tomaré el corto.
EN: Like pilgrims on the high road They went thru my heart from birth
ES: Como peregrinos de un gran camino, a través de mi corazón han pasado,
EN: - Yes, come on. ♫ You'll take the high road ♫ And I'll take the low road
ES: Irás por la carretera y yo por el camino.
EN: * you take the high road * and I'll take the low road * * and I'll be in Scotland before ye * * for me and my true love will never meet again * * on the bonny, bonny banks of loch Lomond *
ES: Tú toma el camino de arriba yo tomaré el camino de abajo estaré en Escocia antes de que tú por mí y por mi verdadero amor con el que nunca volveré a reunirme Sobre los lindas, lindas orillas del lago Lomond.
EN: Which is the better, the high road or the low road?
ES: ¿Cuál es mejor, el camino de arriba o el de abajo? Ambos.
EN: * I'll take the high road to Connecticut *
ES: Tomaré el camino de arriba a Connecticut
EN: On the bonnie, bonnie banks Of Loch Lomond Oh, you take the high road And I'll take the low road And I'll be in Scotland afore ye
ES: Oh, tú seguirás el camino de las montañas y yo el camino del valle, y llegaré a Escocia antes que tú;
EN: I'll take the high road
ES: Yo cantaré las notas altas.

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