| 单词 | on one's high horse |
| 释义 | on one's high horseSEE SYNONYMS FOR on one's high horse ON THESAURUS.COM In an arrogant or condescending manner. For example, When they started talking about music, David got on his high horse and said that classical music was only fit for museums and archives. This expression, alluding to the use of tall horses by high-ranking persons, dates from the late 1700s. Similarly, off one's high horse means “less arrogantly, more humbly,” as in I wish she'd get off her high horse and be more friendly. It dates from the early 1900s, but is heard less often today. Words nearby on one's high horseon one's good behavior, on one's guard, on one's hands, on one's head, on one's heels, on one's high horse, on one's home ground, on one's honor, on one's last legs, on one's mind, on one's own The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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