"when they go low, we go high" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} when they go low, we go high
  1. (idiomatic) Used to indicate an unwillingness to stoop to an adversary's incivility or violence. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-when_they_go_low,_we_go_high-en-phrase-NCer1MYQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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          "word": "when they go low, we go lower"
        },
        {
          "word": "when they go low, we go submarine"
        }
      ],
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        "Used to indicate an unwillingness to stoop to an adversary's incivility or violence."
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        "(idiomatic) Used to indicate an unwillingness to stoop to an adversary's incivility or violence."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "when they go low, we go high"
}

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        },
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      ],
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        "Used to indicate an unwillingness to stoop to an adversary's incivility or violence."
      ],
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        "(idiomatic) Used to indicate an unwillingness to stoop to an adversary's incivility or violence."
      ],
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