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riding the high horse

riding the high horse is the present participle and gerund 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 riding the high horse

What is riding the high horse the present participle and gerund of?
Riding the high horse is the present participle and gerund of ride the high horse.

Words near riding the high horse in the dictionary

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

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