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rides the high horse

rides the high horse is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 rides the high horse

What is rides the high horse the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Rides the high horse is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ride the high horse.

Words near rides the high horse in the dictionary

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

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