on one's high horse

on one's high horse

English

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Prepositional phrase

on one's high horse

1. (idiomatic) Self-righteous; proceeding on the belief one is more correct or proper than others.

   When she gets on her high horse there is not much to do but go along with it or wait for it to pass.

Translations

self-righteous

Chinese: Mandarin: 趾高气扬 (zh), 骄傲自大 Finnish: hyveellinen French: sur ses grands chevaux Icelandic: (be on one’s high horse) setja sig á háan hest, (be on one’s high horse) gera sig merkilegan m Spanish: darse ínfulas, espetarse (es), darse aires, subirse a la parra

See also

• high horse
• get off one's high horse