high horse

noun

1. a haughty attitude or temper; a contemptuous manner.

high horse

1. To be on one's “high horse” is to be disdainful or conceited: “Sally got tired of Peter's snobbery and finally told him to get off his high horse.”

Word History and Origins

Origin of high horse¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425

Idioms and Phrases

see on one's high horse.

Example Sentences

In the chapter’s introduction, she urges coastal skeptics to come down from their high horses and consider what these dishes are actually doing.

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“She needs to get off her high horse and not think that I was thinking about her for the last 15 years.”

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Why must we sit up on our high horse and act like books are the one thing you can never get rid of?

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“If you don’t want to get off your high horse to see what we like, then it’s natural that you will be washed-out,” Ms. Li said.

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Daniel Roher just knocked Putin off his high horse, dedicating his Oscar to political prisoners around the world.

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