walk tall
idiom
: to walk or behave in a way that shows one feels proud and confident
After that winning performance, she can once again walk tall.
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The marginalized find their way to the spotlight and walk tall in it.
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Nicholas Goodly, Them, 5 Oct. 2024
Even Emmanuel Macron can walk tall among the Smurfs.
—Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 17 Mar. 2022
The bra lessened her back pain, pulled her shoulders back, and compelled her to walk tall.
—Patricia Marx, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2021
Yet some people walk tall without their masks, daring somebody to say something.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Dec. 2020
To all my law enforcement friends, walk tall.
—Star Tribune, 11 Sep. 2020
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Nicholas Goodly, Them, 5 Oct. 2024
Even Emmanuel Macron can walk tall among the Smurfs.
—Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 17 Mar. 2022
The bra lessened her back pain, pulled her shoulders back, and compelled her to walk tall.
—Patricia Marx, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2021
Yet some people walk tall without their masks, daring somebody to say something.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Dec. 2020
To all my law enforcement friends, walk tall.
—Star Tribune, 11 Sep. 2020
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“Walk tall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walk%20tall. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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