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I won't deal with you until you get off your high horse and stop patronizing me.
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And, by the way, Tim Walz gets on his high horse about mind your own damn business.
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ABC News, 11 Aug. 2024
Jayden, continuing to gallop on his high horse, has trusted himself as the saviour of their relationship and by proxy, Tori.
—Alexandra Koster, refinery29.com, 12 Mar. 2024
That said, Stanbury is approaching the show with a much more expressive approach to showing her life after being knocked off her high horse last season.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 3 June 2024
Come down off your high horse and do right by the legal, taxpaying citizens of your city!
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2024
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ABC News, 11 Aug. 2024
Jayden, continuing to gallop on his high horse, has trusted himself as the saviour of their relationship and by proxy, Tori.
—Alexandra Koster, refinery29.com, 12 Mar. 2024
That said, Stanbury is approaching the show with a much more expressive approach to showing her life after being knocked off her high horse last season.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 3 June 2024
Come down off your high horse and do right by the legal, taxpaying citizens of your city!
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2024
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“High horse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20horse. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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