n. Informal.
A mood or attitude of stubborn arrogance or contempt: Get down off your high horse and apologize.
high horse
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n. Informal.
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
an attitude of arrogant superiority
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 | high-strung |
| on one's high horse (Idiom) |
| saddle-backed |
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