| 单词 | high horse |
| 释义 | high horse (once / 20883 pages) n If your sister tells you to "get off your high horse," she means that you're acting snobby or self-righteous, and she wants you to cut it out. You'll know if someone is on his high horse, because he will behave as though he's superior to everyone around him, almost like a haughty king riding his horse past his lowly subjects. In fact, this is most likely where the saying comes from: medieval landowners and soldiers were known to ride large horses to emphasize their power and superiority over their subjects. The phrase high horse grew to mean "pompous or self-righteous" from there. WORD FAMILYhigh horse: high horses USAGE EXAMPLESIn the days after the election, some anti-Trump Republicans declared themselves willing to get off their high horse and serve. Economist(Nov 17, 2016) “Whoa… hey man, we Cubs earned this title as much as any other team before us! Get off your high horse, whiny Cardinals guy!” Time(Nov 04, 2016) Justice allows neither for self-aggrandizing crusaders on high horses nor for passive bureaucrats wielding rubber stamps from the shadows. Washington Post(Oct 29, 2016) n an attitude of arrogant superiority get off your high horse and admit you are wrong Hyper attitude, mental attitude a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways |
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