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get off your high horse to stop acting as if you are better or more intelligent than other people. He never got off his high horse long enough to consider how insulting his words were to many immigrants. Usage notes: also used in the forms knock someone off their high horse and fall off your high horse get on your high horse to act as if you are better or more intelligent than other people. We can't get on our high horse and judge other countries by our own standards. |
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Different women have different ways of riding the high horse. Rose came down from her high horse with a rapidity that was comical, for Ariadne had the upper hand now. ) "He's an amusing fellow; and I've no objection to his making one at the Oyster Club; but he's a bit too fond of riding the high horse. |
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high horse
