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High horse   /haɪ hɔrs/   Listen
High horse

noun
1.
An attitude of arrogant superiority.





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"High horse" Quotes from Famous Books



... disinterested, for she would have given a great deal to be spared my aunt's company. But she said she saw the force of Mr. Smithers's arguments, and I admitted their justice with a sigh. However, I rode my high horse, and vowed that my aunt should do what she liked with her money; and that I was not the man who would influence her in any way ...
— The History of Samuel Titmarsh - and the Great Hoggarty Diamond • William Makepeace Thackeray
... always spoken of these Rubbs with thorough disgust, and had persistently refused to hold any intercourse with them. When, therefore, Mr Samuel Rubb was announced, our heroine was somewhat inclined to seat herself upon a high horse. ...
— Miss Mackenzie • Anthony Trollope


Words linked to "High horse" :   attitude, mental attitude


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