Emotions & feelings
keep your dignity
remain self-respecting
To behave in a way that preserves your self-respect, especially in an embarrassing or difficult situation.
Hear it in real life
Did she get angry when they criticised her?
No, she kept her dignity throughout.
He kept his dignity and calmly left the argument.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: She kept the dignity.
Say: She kept her dignity.
Use a possessive adjective such as "your" or "her" before "dignity" in this expression, not "the."
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
keep your dignity; kept her dignity
Your turn: say it out loud
He kept his dignity and calmly left the argument.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
keep your dignity
remain self-respecting
“He kept his dignity and calmly left the argument.”
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