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ridden the high horse

ridden the high horse is the past participle of ride the high horse.

Meaning of ride the high horse

Verb

ride the high horse (third-person singular simple present rides the high horse, present participle riding the high horse, simple past rode the high horse, past participle ridden the high horse)

  1. (archaic) To be arrogant or overbearing.

Questions about ridden the high horse

What is ridden the high horse the past participle of?
Ridden the high horse is the past participle of ride the high horse.

Words near ridden the high horse in the dictionary

  1. ridden the cotton bicycle
  2. ridden the cotton horse
  3. ridden the cotton pony
  4. ridden the crest of the wave
  5. ridden the fair
  6. ridden the high horse
  7. ridden the pine
  8. ridden the rail
  9. ridden the rails
  10. ridden the rods
  11. ridden the short bus

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