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on one's high horse

on one's high horse prepositional phrase: self-righteous; proceeding on the belief one is more correct or proper than others.

Prepositional phrase

  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.

Questions about on one's high horse

What does on one's high horse mean?
On one's high horse means self-righteous; proceeding on the belief one is more correct or proper than others.
What part of speech is on one's high horse?
On one's high horse is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on one's high horse in the dictionary

  1. on one's feet
  2. on one's game
  3. on one's guard
  4. on one's hands and knees
  5. on one's head
  6. on one's high horse
  7. on one's honor
  8. on one's Jack Jones
  9. on one's knees
  10. on one's L's
  11. on one's last legs

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