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high horses

high horses is the plural of high horse.

Meaning of high horse

Noun

high horse (plural high horses)

  1. (idiomatic) An appearance or sense of smug superiority.
    • "I tell you Miss Abbott, it's one thing for England and another for Italy. There we plan and get on high moral horses. here we find what asses we are, for things go off quite easily, all by themselves.1905, E. M. Forster, Where Angels Fear to Tread, chapter 6

Questions about high horses

What is high horses the plural of?
High horses is the plural of high horse.

Words near high horses in the dictionary

  1. high heel
  2. high heels
  3. High Holidays
  4. high hopes
  5. high horse
  6. high horses
  7. high hundreds
  8. high intensity training
  9. high intensity trainings
  10. high island
  11. high islands

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