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HIGH HORSE

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• HIGH HORSE (noun)
The noun HIGH HORSE has 1 sense:

1. an attitude of arrogant superiority

Familiarity information: HIGH HORSE used as a noun is very rare.

• HIGH HORSE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

An attitude of arrogant superiority

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Context example:

get off your high horse and admit you are wrong

Hypernyms ("high horse" is a kind of...):

attitude; mental attitude (a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways)

"You can't teach grandpa to suck eggs."
(English proverb)
"The truth prevails like oil over water."
(Albanian proverb)
"Good manners is the greatest friend."
(Arabic proverb)
"A disaster never comes alone."
(Croatian proverb)

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