take/claim/seize the moral high ground

to claim that you are the only person who does what is morally right in a situation, with the intention of being noticed and considered to be good by the public 占领道德高地

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take/claim/seize the moral high ground• Some corporations have seized the moral high ground.• Television is therefore seen to be taking the moral high ground, the side of the punter against the forces of evil.

→ take/claim/seize the moral high ground at moral1(3)

单词	take/claim/seize the moral high ground
释义	take/claim/seize the moral high ground take/claim/seize the moral high ground to claim that you are the only person who does what is morally right in a situation, with the intention of being noticed and considered to be good by the public 占领道德高地 Examples from the Corpus take/claim/seize the moral high ground• Some corporations have seized the moral high ground.• Television is therefore seen to be taking the moral high ground, the side of the punter against the forces of evil. → take/claim/seize the moral high ground at moral1(3)
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