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get down off your high horse

See: OFF ONE'S HIGH HORSE.

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on one's high horse

[on one's high horse] {adj. phr.}, {informal} 1. Acting as if you are better than others; being very proud and scornful. * /Martha was chairman of the picnic committee, and […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

off one's high horse

[off one's high horse] {adj. phr.}, {informal} 1. Not acting proud and scornful; humble and agreeable. * /The girls were so kind to Nancy after her mother died that she […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

horse

[horse] See: [BET ON THE WRONG HORSE], [CART BEFORE THE HORSE], [CHANGE HORSES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREAM] or [CHANGE HORSES IN MIDSTREAM], [EAT LIKE A HORSE], [HOLD ONE'S […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

come down off one's high horse

[come down off one's high horse] {v. phr.} To become less arrogant; to assume a more modest disposition. * /The boastful candidate for Congress quickly came down off his high […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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