- get on your high horse
- 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.
English dictionary. 2014.
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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
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
get 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
get off your high horse — do not act like you are better than everyone else Colin acts so superior! Tell him to get off his high horse … English idioms
climb 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
be on your high horse — be/get on your high ˈhorse idiom (informal) to behave in a way that shows you think you are better than other people Main entry: ↑highidiom … Useful english 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
come down off your high horse — See get off your high horse … English idioms
