as in arrogance
an exaggerated sense of one's importance that shows itself in the making of excessive or unjustified claims
I won't deal with you until you get off your high horse and stop patronizing me
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Recent Examples of high horse
Come down off your high horse and do right by the legal, taxpaying citizens of your city!
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2024
The novel endures thanks to its keen understanding that many people in this town see movies as a metaphor, a proxy for other forms of currency: the tax break, the blind item, the call sheet, the high horse.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
But not enough to allow the Beavers to get on a high horse.
—oregonlive, 6 Sep. 2023
No Miss Piggy: Sounds like your partner is a bit up on his high horse regarding his workout routine.
—Annie Lane, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Aug. 2023
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2024
The novel endures thanks to its keen understanding that many people in this town see movies as a metaphor, a proxy for other forms of currency: the tax break, the blind item, the call sheet, the high horse.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
But not enough to allow the Beavers to get on a high horse.
—oregonlive, 6 Sep. 2023
No Miss Piggy: Sounds like your partner is a bit up on his high horse regarding his workout routine.
—Annie Lane, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Aug. 2023
See All Example Sentences for high horse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for high horse
Noun
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The lines between competitive stubbornness and plain old stubbornness, a healthy arrogance and prideful ignorance are pretty thin.—
Will Graves,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 June 2025
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Individuals with big egos display excessive pride in their abilities and accomplishments, often leading to arrogance and overconfidence.—
AllBusiness,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
Noun
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Dad, as fathers do, asserted his physical superiority.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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Beijing’s military capabilities already surpass India’s, and given its lower defense burden—the ratio of military expenditures to GDP—China could expand its defense spending with fewer penalties to its economic growth compared with India while further widening its military superiority.—
ASHLEY J. TELLIS,
Foreign Affairs,
17 June 2025
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“High horse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20horse. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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