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rode the high horse

rode the high horse is the simple past 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 rode the high horse

What is rode the high horse the simple past of?
Rode the high horse is the simple past of ride the high horse.

Words near rode the high horse in the dictionary

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

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