"above the fray" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} above the fray, {{en-PP}} above the fray
  1. Uninvolved in a difficult argument or struggle. Translations (uninvolved in a difficult argument): au-dessus de la mêlée (French), al di sopra della mischia (Italian)
    Sense id: en-above_the_fray-en-prep_phrase-9tq7ckWL Disambiguation of 'uninvolved in a difficult argument': 96 4
  2. (by extension) having an affectedly nonchalant or mature attitude about a dispute seen as petty. Tags: broadly Related terms: get one's hands dirty
    Sense id: en-above_the_fray-en-prep_phrase-fSw63ThC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 9 91 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 10 90

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