Act on moral grounds
My friend was playing a tennis match against a girl from a different school who claimed that one of my friend's shots had sailed too long, even though it didn't. My friend then lost a point because of that. Instead of storming off the court, she decided to act on moral grounds and she finished the game without throwing a tantrum.
I'm not sure if 'act on moral grounds' makes sense here. If not, what could I replace it with?
Thank you.
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act on moral grounds is not a natural phrase here because the focus is that she didn't do something, ie she didn't throw a tantrum. A better phrase here is eg . .
- act on moral grounds is not a natural phrase here because the focus is that she didn't do something, ie she didn't throw a tantrum.
- A better phrase here is eg .
- .
- she decided to take the moral high ground, Broadly speaking, this means she took a path that was superior to the path taken by her opponent.
- Clive
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act on moral grounds is not a natural phrase here because the focus is that she didn't do something, ie she didn't throw a tantrum.
A better phrase here is eg . . . .she decided to take the moral high ground,
Broadly speaking, this means she took a path that was superior to the path taken by her opponent.
Clive
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