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Definition of High horse
1. Noun. An attitude of arrogant superiority. "Get off your high horse and admit you are wrong"
Definition of High horse
1. Noun. (idiomatic) An appearance or sense of smug superiority. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of High Horse
Literary usage of High horse
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Nursery by Fanny P Seaverns, John L. Shorey (Firm (1875)
"ON A high horse. ON a velocipede Harry would ride: Quickly the splendid steed
Set him astride. Now for a jolly time ! Now for some sport! Hold on ! ..."
2. Admiral Vernon and the Navy, a Memoir and Vindication: A Memoir and by Douglas Ford (1907)
"... CHAPTER XI Scare of invasion in 1755—France rides the high horse—England's
reply—Captain Cockburn's gallant exploits—Hessians again in England — Uniform ..."
3. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1898)
"The High and Low Church party. The names of two factions in Swift's tale of Lilliput.
(Gulliver'» Travels.) high horse. To be on the high horse or To ride ..."
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