moral high ground
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moral high ground — idiom
1. a position in an argument or disagreement where you claim that your side is more
1.idiom
Definition
a position in an argument or disagreement where you claim that your side is more honest, fair, or morally correct than the other side.
Example
Politicians on both sides tried to claim the moral high ground by accusing each other of corruption.
Instead of taking the moral high ground and forgiving the mistake, she chose to publicly humiliate him.