hold up your head

hold up your head
hold up your head (or hold your head (up) high)
: to be proud : to not feel ashamed

Even though they lost the game, they can still hold up their heads because they tried their best.

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hold your ˈhead high | hold up your ˈhead idiom
to be proud of or not feel ashamed about sth that you have done

She managed to hold her head high and ignore what people were saying.

Main entry:headidiom

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