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high horse

1 of 1noun
/ˈhaɪ ˈhɔrs/
Forms:high horses
1

one's arrogant and pretentious behavior that is meant to prove one's superiority over others

  • .If she’d get down off her high horse for a moment, she might realize there’s more than one point of view here.
  • Don't get on your high horse with me.
  • I won't deal with you until you get off your high horse and stop patronizing me.
  • It's time you came down off your high horse and admitted you were wrong.
  • Larry is on his high horse again, bossing people around.