10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOLD UP ONE'S HEAD»
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The Nonverbal Shift in Early Modern English Conversation
To keep raised or erect, keep from falling, support, sustain. hold up one's head [
metaphoric] v., 30. b. (Fig.): to maintain one's dignity, self-respect, or cheerfulness
. hold up one's nose [affect display] «., 8. d. "f To be proud or haughty. keep/have
...
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Oxford Dictionary of English
... people will be dismissed or forced to resign. hold (or put) a gun to someone's
head force someone to do something by using threats. hold up one's head (or
hold one's head high) be confident or unashamed: under the circumstances I
would ...
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The Modern Anglo-Bengali Dictionary: In 6 Volumes
To raise ; as, to hold up one's head ; to support ; to sustain ; "Gold holds up its
price still ;" to display ; as, he was held up as an example ; to check ; to "halt ; as,
hold up your horses ; to stop and rob on high way, (U. S.) ; 3tt1 ; lI'Fl ^5(1, 11 Itll,
Itlll; ...
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A Dictionary of the English and German, and the German and ...
... to lay one's finger on one's nose; den Kopf gerade --, to hold or keep one's
head upright, to hold up one's head; Einem eine Piftole auf die Brnfi -, to clap a
pistel to any one's breast; ein Papier* üver das Feuer -, to hold a paper Over the
fire.
Joseph Leonhard Hilpert, Ernst Friedrich Kärcher, 1857
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
This expression alludes to refraining from shooting a gun and originated in the
military. hold one's head high Also, hold one's head up; hold up one's head.
Behave proudly; maintain one's dignity. For example, After the bankruptcy Mr.
Iones ...
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The Chambers Dictionary
... head to head in direct competition (adj head-to-head ); hit the headlines to get
prominent attention in the press or other media; hold up one's head see under
hold1; keep (or lose) one's head to keep (or lose) one's self-possession,
calmness, ...
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Chembers 21 Century Dictionary
hold up one's head to be unashamed. • keep one's head to remain calm and
sensible in a crisis. • keep one's head above water to manage to cope with
problems, especially financial ones. • lose one's head to become angry, excited
or act ...
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Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases
... hold up- one's head; hold one's head high, look big, take the wall, “ bear like
the Turk no rival near the throne ” [Pope], carry with a high hand; ride the *, mount
on one's- high horse; set one's back up, bridle, toss the head; give oneself airs &e
...
Christopher Orlando Sylvester Mawson
... ben ginger an bie Slafe — , to lay one's finger on one's nose ; ben Jtopf gcrabf
— , to hold or keep one's head upright, to hold up one's head ; (Sin cm cine Wide
auf bie SKruft — , to clap a pistol to any one's breast; (in papier fiber baS getier ...
Joseph Leonhard Hilpert, Ernst Friedrich Kärcher, 1846
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Glossaries Of Americanisms V
No penny, no pater nosler; no longer pipe; no longer dance; what it will fetch.
Pride. phr. To bridle;look big; toss the head; hold up one's head; perk onc's self
up; to carry with a high hand; to be Upon stilts; to take the wall; to give ~one's self
airs; ...
