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getting off one's high horse

getting off one's high horse is the present participle and gerund of get off one's high horse.

Meaning of get off one's high horse

Verb

get off one's high horse (third-person singular simple present gets off one's high horse, present participle getting off one's high horse, simple past got off one's high horse, past participle (UK) got off one's high horse or (US) gotten off one's high horse)

  1. (idiomatic) To stop acting in an imperious, overbearing or bossy manner.
    • I can't get off my high horse / And I can't let you go / You are the one who / You are the one who makes me feel / So real, yeah, yeah, yeah1984, Jocelyn Brown, “Somebody Else's Guy”, in Somebody Else's Guy

Questions about getting off one's high horse

What is getting off one's high horse the present participle and gerund of?
Getting off one's high horse is the present participle and gerund of get off one's high horse.

Words near getting off one's high horse in the dictionary

  1. getting off on the right foot
  2. getting off on the wrong foot
  3. getting off one's ass
  4. getting off one's backside
  5. getting off one's chest
  6. getting off one's high horse
  7. getting off someone's back
  8. getting off someone's case
  9. getting off the ground
  10. getting off the mark
  11. getting off the nut

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