TODAY'S IDIOM: HOLD YOUR HEAD HIGH / HOLD YOUR HEAD UP HIGH

"HOLD YOUR HEAD HIGH / HOLD YOUR HEAD UP HIGH"

You can hold your head high, or hold your head up high, if you feel proud of something.

Example: Al said, "Will our generation be able to hold our heads high if we've created serious environmental problems for our grandchildren to deal with? I don't think so!"

Con la cabeza en alto.

Example sentences:

• The team didn't win, but they can hold their heads up high because they put up a great fight / El equipo no ganó, pero se van con la cabeza en alto porque dieron todo en la pelea.

• After failing his driving test three times, Shane can hold his head up high now because he has passed it / Después de haber fallado el examen de manejo tres veces, Shane puede irse con la cabeza en alto ahora porque lo ha pasado.

Additional examples:

• As long you play the best tennis you're capable of, you can hold your head high.

• When this country has full employment and an education system for all, then we can hold our head up high.

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