rise above

Meaning

1. Oxford67% of films

   to not be affected or limited by problems, insults, etc.

   You'll see! We'll rise above this piddling peccadillo!

   The Dior goes with the Rabanne

2. Oxford33% of films

   to be of a higher standard than other things of a similar kind

   To rise above the height of all your fathers since the days of elendil...

In the movies · 3

• You'll see! We'll rise above this piddling peccadillo!Who Framed Roger Rabbit1988
• To rise above the height of all your fathers since the days of elendil...The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring2001
• The Dior goes with the RabanneThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.2015
• You did however rise above itThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.2015
• But if our numbers are stronger, we will be able to rise above the propaganda machine...The Dissident2020
• You just gotta be a bigger person and rise above it. It's that easy.Wonder2017
• This is about giving men who've made mistakes in their lives an opportunity to rise above themselves.The Longest Yard2005
• One that rises above personal attacks, and stays true to that Great British tradition of fair play.Brexit: The Uncivil War2019

From the same entry

• get a rise out of
• give rise to
• rise and shine
• gorge rises
• make hackles rise
• draw yourself up to your full height
• rise to