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
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.
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Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 3 June 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
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
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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Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 3 June 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
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
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
See All Example Sentences for high horse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for high horse
Noun
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Mitchell prides himself on being a no-nonsense, no-bulls*** kind of man, but his attitude can sometimes come across as arrogance.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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This arrogance is not just limited to tech titans.—
Christian Josi,
Boston Herald,
31 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Timothy Olyphant, again, sells the superiority well.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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Originally from Ohio, Howard would whisper-speak his lectures to a crowded room, describing with fatigued superiority people (including his family) who couldn’t properly appreciate Nijinsky.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
6 Sep. 2025
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“High horse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20horse. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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