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high horse
high horsen. Informal A mood or attitude of stubborn arrogance or contempt: Get down off your high horse and apologize.high′ horse′
n. a haughty attitude. [1375–1425] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | high horse - an attitude of arrogant superiority; "get off your high horse and admit you are wrong"attitude, mental attitude - a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that work was fun" |
high horse
high horseAn attitude of moral superiority. Typically used in the phrases "get off (one's) high horse" and "on (one's) high horse." My sister needs to get off her high horse and stop lecturing me because I know she was a troublemaker as a teenager! The radio host is known for always being on his high horse, despite the fact that everyone knows he's a creep.See also: high, horseon one's high horse, to beTo put on airs; to behave arrogantly. As long ago as the fourteenth century, persons of high rank rode very tall horses, a custom that came to symbolize superiority and arrogance. By 1800 or so, to be or to get on one’s high horse meant to act superior, with or without justification. See also: high, onhigh horse
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