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ride a high horse

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  • 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

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