carry one's head high

carry one's head high
(carry (или hold) one's head high (тж. hold up one's head))
высоко держать голову

He had been a just judge. And he had carried his head high. (R. P. Warren, ‘All the King's Men’, ch. VII) — Это был справедливый судья. И он ходил с гордо поднятой головой.

The shame of it! I'll never be able to hold up my head in the presence of good people again! (E. Caldwell, ‘A House in the Uplands’, ch. XIV) — Какой позор! я никогда больше не смогу смотреть порядочным людям в глаза.

She had always held her head high and prided herself on a reputation for uncompromising honesty and independence. (K. S. Prichard, ‘Golden Miles’, ch. 18) — Салли всегда держала голову высоко и гордилась своей незапятнанной честностью и независимым поведением.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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