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high ground

noun

the high ground [singular]

the advantage in a discussion or an argument, etc. The government is claiming the high ground in the education debate.

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take, claim, seize, etc. the moral high ground

to claim that your side of an argument is morally better than your opponent's side; to argue in a way that makes your side seem morally better

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