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s l. konj, at, papir, pastuh, ždrijebac; mužjak 2. konjaništvo, konjica, kavalerija 3. konj (gimnastička sprava) 4. stalak, kozlić / [fig] you may take a # to the water, but you can't make him drink = silom se ne može sve postići; [mil] light # = lako naoružana konjica; # artillery = konjička artiljerija; to take # = uzjahati; to #! = uzjaši!; [fig] to flog a dead # = uzalud trošiti trud; you don't look a gift # in the mouth = poklonjenu konju ne gledaju se zubi; to mount (ride) the high # = praviti se važan, dizati nos; [fig] dark # = stvar ili čovjek čije će se odlike tek otkriti; to spur a willing # = poticati bez potrebe; [fig] the willing # = voljan radnik; [fig] to hold one's #s = oklijevati, suzdržavati se; to put the cart before the # = izvrnuti redoslijed; uzeti posljedicu za uzrok to eat (work) like a # = jesti (raditi) kao konj; [mar] # latitudes = pojas tišina ([spec] na Atlantskom oceanu); to play # with a p = grubo postupati s kim; a # of another colour = nešto sasvim drugo; [mil] # and foot = konjica i pješadija; [fig] svim silama; [fig] straight from the #'s mouth = iz prve ruke; the Horse Guards = (engleska) konjička garda; [US] # opera = trećerazredni kaubojski film* * *
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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 — high′ horse′ n. a haughty attitude • Etymology: 1375–1425 … From formal English to slang
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
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
To be on a high horse — High High, a. [Compar. {Higher}; superl. {Highest}.] [OE. high, hegh, hey, heh, AS. he[ a]h, h?h; akin to OS. h?h, OFries. hag, hach, D. hoog, OHG. h?h, G. hoch, Icel. h?r, Sw. h[ o]g, Dan. h[ o]i, Goth. hauhs, and to Icel. haugr mound, G. h[… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
high horse — noun Date: 1721 an arrogant and unyielding mood or attitude … New Collegiate Dictionary
high horse — a haughty attitude or temper; a contemptuous manner. [1375 1425; late ME] * * * … Universalium
high horse — Synonyms and related words: Olympian detachment, Olympian loftiness, arrogance, arrogantness, assumption of superiority, condescendence, condescension, domineering, domineeringness, haughtiness, haughty airs, hauteur, hoity toitiness, hoity toity … Moby Thesaurus
on one's high horse — {adj. phr.}, {informal} 1. Acting as if you are better than others; being very proud and scornful. * /Martha was chairman of the picnic committee, and at the picnic she was on her high horse, telling everyone what to do./ * /Mrs. Jones asked to… … Dictionary of American idioms
on one's high horse — {adj. phr.}, {informal} 1. Acting as if you are better than others; being very proud and scornful. * /Martha was chairman of the picnic committee, and at the picnic she was on her high horse, telling everyone what to do./ * /Mrs. Jones asked to… … Dictionary of American idioms
