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high horse

–noun
a haughty attitude or temper; a contemptuous manner.

Origin:
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

see on one's high horse.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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