on one's high horse

English

Prepositional phrase

on one's high horse

(idiomatic) Self-righteous; proceeding on the belief one is more correct or proper than others.
When she gets on her high horse there is not much to do but go along with it or wait for it to pass.

Translations

self-righteous

Chinese:
Mandarin: 趾高气扬 (zh), 骄傲自大
Finnish: hyveellinen

French: sur ses grands chevaux
Icelandic: (be on one’s high horse) setja sig á háan hest, (be on one’s high horse) gera sig merkilegan m

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