on one's high horse

prepositional phrase

Self-righteous; proceeding on the belief one is more correct or proper than others.

“When she gets on her high horse there is not much to do but go along with it or wait for it to pass.”

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. idiomaticSelf-righteous; proceeding on the belief one is more correct or proper than others.

    When she gets on her high horse there is not much to do but go along with it or wait for it to pass.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 趾高气扬, 骄傲自大
  • 趾高气扬 (zhǐgāoqìyáng)self-righteous
  • 骄傲自大self-righteous
Dutch hoog te paard zitten
  • hoog te paard zittenself-righteous
Finnish hyveellinen
  • hyveellinenself-righteous
French sur ses grands chevaux
  • sur ses grands chevauxself-righteous
Icelandic setja sig á háan hest, gera sig merkilegan
  • setja sig á háan hestself-righteous
  • gera sig merkileganself-righteous
Polish zadzierać nosa
  • zadzierać nosaself-righteous
Spanish darse ínfulas, espetarse
  • darse ínfulasself-righteous
  • espetarseself-righteous
  • darse airesself-righteous
  • subirse a la parraself-righteous
Welsh ar gefn ei geffyl
  • ar gefn ei geffylself-righteous
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APA

on one's high horse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20one's%20high%20horse

MLA

“on one's high horse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20one's%20high%20horse. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “on one's high horse,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20one's%20high%20horse.

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