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1 ride the high horse
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2 ride a high horse
Образное выражение: оказаться "на коне" -
3 ride the high horse
1) Общая лексика: важничать2) Американизм: держаться высокомерно -
4 ride the high horse
להתרברב* * *◙ ברברתהל◄ -
5 ride the high horse
menyombong -
6 ride the high horse
големея се; -
7 ride the high horse
hoog te paard gaan, een air aannemen, een hoge toon aanslaan -
8 ride the high horse
sätta sig på sina höga hästar -
9 ride a high horse
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10 ride the high horse
• pöyhkeillä -
11 ride the high horse
важничать, вести себя высокомерно -
12 ride\ the\ high\ horse
fölényeskedik, nagyzol, magas lóról beszél -
13 to ride the high horse
to ride the high horsedar-se ares de. -
14 to ride the high horse
izturēties augstprātīgi; dižoties -
15 to ride the high horse
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16 ride one's (or the) high horse
см. be on one's high horseConcise English-Russian phrasebook > ride one's (or the) high horse
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17 ride one's high horse
Американизм: важничать, вести высокомерно -
18 ride one's high horse
важничать, вести себя высокомерно -
19 ride\ one's\ high\ horse
magas lovon ül, felül a magas lóra -
20 be on (get on or ride) one's (or the) high horse
paзг.выcoкoмepнo дepжaтьcя, вaжничaть, зaдaвaтьcя; зaдиpaть нoc, впaдaть в aмбицию [выpaжeниe вoзниклo в cвязи c тeм, чтo фeoдaлы, oбычнo cpaжaвшиecя вepxoм, пpeзpитeльнo oтнocилиcь к пeшим вoинaм из чиcлa нaёмникoв и пpocтoлюдинoв; cp. фp. monter sur ses grands chevaux, нeм. sich aufs hohe Pferd setzen]Now, don't get on the high horse. You and me could be very good friends; but I can be a very nasty enemy (J. Galsworthy). Come, come, my dear fellow, do not try to ride the high horse. You do not wish to show me your passport and I will not insist (W. S. Maugham)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > be on (get on or ride) one's (or the) high horse
См. также в других словарях:
ride the high horse — boast, show off, brag … English contemporary dictionary
high horse — originally (late 14c.) fine, tall horse; war horse, charger (high steed is from c.1300), also, like high hall, status symbol; figurative sense of airs, easily wounded dignity in mount (one s) high horse affect airs of superiority is from 1782… … Etymology dictionary
high horse, (ride) on one's — (Be) on one s dignity … A concise dictionary of English slang
ride — ride1 [ raıd ] (past tense rode [ roud ] ; past participle rid|den [ rıdn ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 go by horse/bicycle etc. ▸ 2 travel in vehicle ▸ 3 criticize someone annoyingly ▸ 4 take part in race ▸ 5 float on water/in air ▸ + PHRASES 1. )… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ride — I UK [raɪd] / US verb Word forms ride : present tense I/you/we/they ride he/she/it rides present participle riding past tense rode UK [rəʊd] / US [roʊd] past participle ridden UK [ˈrɪd(ə)n] / US *** 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to sit on an… … English dictionary
horse — n. animal 1) to mount; ride; walk a horse; to lead a horse by the bridle 2) to curry; harness; hobble; saddle; shoe a horse 3) to break (in) a horse 4) to breed, raise horses 5) a cart (BE), draft (AE), dray; race; saddle; thoroughbred; wild… … Combinatory dictionary
horse — horse1 [ hɔrs ] noun *** 1. ) count a large animal that people ride. The sound a horse makes is called neighing. The male horse is called a stallion and the female is called a mare. A young horse is called a foal. 2. ) count a piece of equipment… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
horse — I UK [hɔː(r)s] / US [hɔrs] noun Word forms horse : singular horse plural horses *** 1) [countable] a large animal that people ride. The sound that a horse makes is called neighing. The male horse is called a stallion and the female is called a… … English dictionary
high — 1 /haI/ adjective MEASUREMENT/DISTANCE 1 FROM BOTTOM TO TOP something that is high measures a long distance from its bottom to its top: the highest mountain in Japan | a castle surrounded by high walls | 100 feet/30 metres etc high: a building 20 … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
horse opera — general slang for a western film, not for a singing cowboy film; also known as an oater (for the food that horses eat) Examples: Stagecoach (1939), My Darling Clementine (1946), Red River (1948), High Noon (1952), Shane (1953), The Searchers… … Glossary of cinematic terms
ride — ► VERB (past rode; past part. ridden) 1) sit on and control the movement of (a horse, bicycle, or motorcycle). 2) (usu. ride in/on) travel in or on a vehicle or horse. 3) travel over on horseback or on a bicycle or motorcycle: ride the scenic… … English terms dictionary