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Phrase(s): hold one’s head up
Fig. to be confident of the respect of other people; to hold up one’s head with pride rather than bowing one’s head. (A bowed head would indicate a lack of confidence.) • I am so embarrassed. I will never be able to hold my head up again. • Now I can hold up my head with pride.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs