rise above something

rise above something
rise above something
1. Lit. to move up above something. •

The huge sun rose above the horizon and spread its red glow across the sea.

2. Fig. [for one] to ignore petty matters and do what one is meant to do in spite of them. •

He was able to rise above the squabbling and bring some sense to the proceedings.

Jane was never able to rise above her petty dislikes.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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