get down off your high horse

get down off your high horse
come/get (down) off your high horse to stop talking as if you were better or more clever than other people.

It's time you came down off your high horse and admitted you might have made a mistake.


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  • get down off your high horse — See: OFF ONE S HIGH HORSE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • get down off your high horse — See: OFF ONE S HIGH HORSE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • get\ down\ off\ your\ high\ horse — See: off one s high horse …   Словарь американских идиом

  • come down off your high horse — come/get (down) off your high horse to stop talking as if you were better or more clever than other people. It s time you came down off your high horse and admitted you might have made a mistake …   New idioms dictionary

  • come down off your high horse — See get off your high horse …   English idioms

  • get off your high horse — come/get (down) off your high horse to stop talking as if you were better or more clever than other people. It s time you came down off your high horse and admitted you might have made a mistake …   New idioms dictionary

  • come off your high horse — come/get (down) off your high horse to stop talking as if you were better or more clever than other people. It s time you came down off your high horse and admitted you might have made a mistake …   New idioms dictionary

  • high horse — noun an attitude of arrogant superiority get off your high horse and admit you are wrong • Hypernyms: ↑attitude, ↑mental attitude * * * noun 1. : an unyielding, pretentious, or arrogant mood : a high and mighty air or attitude …   Useful english dictionary

  • on one's high horse — 1. In an attitude of fancied superiority 2. Very much on one s dignity • • • Main Entry: ↑high * * * informal used to refer to someone’s behaving in an arrogant or pompous manner get down off your high horse …   Useful english dictionary

  • high — high1 W1S1 [haı] adj comparative higher superlative highest ↑high, ↑low ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(from bottom to top)¦ 2¦(above ground)¦ 3¦(large number)¦ 4¦(good standard)¦ 5¦(containing a lot)¦ 6¦(rank/position)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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