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Meaning of when they go low, we go lower | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C2

Definitions

Used to indicate a desire or willingness to stoop to an adversary's incivility or violence.

humorous, ironic

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

when they go low, we go submarine when you assume, you make an ass out of you and me when you hear hoofbeats, think of horses, not zebras when you mess with the bull, you get the horns when you're hot, you're hot whenever one turns around