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ride the high horse

ride the high horse verb: to be arrogant or overbearing.

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.

Forms of ride the high horse

third-person singular presentrides the high horse
present participleriding the high horse
pastrode the high horse
past participleridden the high horse

Questions about ride the high horse

What does ride the high horse mean?
Ride the high horse means to be arrogant or overbearing.
What part of speech is ride the high horse?
Ride the high horse is a verb.
What is the past tense of ride the high horse?
The past tense of ride the high horse is rode the high horse.

Words near ride the high horse in the dictionary

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

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