get on high horse

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• get off high horse — 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… …   New idioms dictionary

• get on 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 …   New idioms dictionary

• get on high horse — climb/get on (your) high horse if someone gets on their high horse about a subject, they become angry about it and start criticizing other people as if they are better or more clever than them. It s no good getting on your high horse about single …   New idioms dictionary

• get on your high horse — phrase to behave as if you know more or are better than anyone else Before he gets on his high horse, he should consider the consequences of not going ahead with this scheme. Thesaurus: to think you are importantsynonym Main entry: horse * * *… …   Useful english dictionary

• get off your high horse — 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… …   New idioms dictionary

• get on 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 …   New idioms dictionary

• high horse — noun an attitude of arrogant superiority get off your high horse and admit you are wrong • Hypernyms: ↑attitude, ↑mental attitude * * * noun 1. : an unyielding, pretentious, or arrogant mood : a high and mighty air or attitude …   Useful english dictionary

• get on your high horse — climb/get on (your) high horse if someone gets on their high horse about a subject, they become angry about it and start criticizing other people as if they are better or more clever than them. It s no good getting on your high horse about single …   New idioms dictionary

• high horse — /ˈhaɪ hɔs/ (say huy haws) noun 1. a warhorse; charger. –phrase 2. get off one s high horse, to cease to adopt a superior or indignant tone. 3. get on one s high horse, Colloquial to adopt a superior tone or attitude that gives offence to others.… …  

• high horse — n. (colloq.) arrogance to get on one s high horse * * * (colloq.) [ arrogance ] to get on one s high horse …   Combinatory dictionary

• get down off your high horse — come/get (down) off your high horse to stop talking as if you were better or more clever than other people. It s time you came down off your high horse and admitted you might have made a mistake …   New idioms dictionary