"preserve your dignity" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It means to maintain one's self-respect and honor. It can be used in a variety of contexts, including advising someone to handle a difficult situation with grace and poise, or reminding someone to not compromise their values or integrity. Example: "Even though she was wrongfully accused, she chose to remain calm and composed to preserve her dignity in front of the entire boardroom."
You can express your power, maintain the illusion of autonomy, preserve your dignity, by refusing to comply with what is asked of you by society.
Shameless carrying on might be the order of the season, but as ever, try not to drink too many different concoctions (preserve your dignity and liver), but don't sacrifice flavour.
And when you're newly single, preserving your dignity should be your top priority, up there with avoiding hair salons and karaoke nights.
At this time of year, the unofficial office uniform of smart trousers, clean, long-sleeved shirt and leather shoes becomes far too restrictive to wear, but how do you dress for the weather while preserving your dignity?
But choosing your own meal preserves your dignity as an individual.
The first step is to build a plan that preserves your dignity, choice and independence.
Let the emotional torrent out where your ex-lover cannot bear witness to it; this preserves your dignity and frees you up from admitting that you're still working on getting over them.
I had no interest in politics or in drafting any political manifestos, but my friend Liu Xiaobo was right when he said, "To gain and preserve your freedom and dignity, there is no other way except to fight".
The dress code is there both to protect others from the unsightly, and help you preserve your own tattered shreds of dignity.
"You are called to defend and preserve the dignity of your fellow citizens in the tireless and demanding pursuit of the common good, for this is the chief aim of all politics," the pope told the lawmakers, some of whom seemed to strain to make out his words, spoken at times almost in a whisper and in a language, English, that is not his own.
We need to accept some risks to preserve our dignity.
