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–noun
| a haughty attitude or temper; a contemptuous manner. |
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME
1375–1425; late ME
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| high horse n. Informal A mood or attitude of stubborn arrogance or contempt: Get down off your high horse and apologize. |
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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high horse
To be on one's “high horse” is to be disdainful or conceited: “Sally got tired of Peter's snobbery and finally told him to get off his high horse.”
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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high horse
see on one's high horse.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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