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on a high horse



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“I didn’t get on a high horse or anything and be like, `We just won a championship,’ or something,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 23, 2021

“I can make a point and stand on a high horse, but that doesn’t get me anywhere.”

From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2021

My my, Mr. Epstein, aren’t you on a high horse.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2020

Later, she fantasizes about a lavish after-hours karaoke party, then riding off on a high horse of her own before being snapped back to the reality of her office job.

From Slate • Jul. 12, 2018

“Well, you’d better make peace with her. Sweet, she gets on a high horse sometimes, but she’s a good woman—” “It was about Hank and she made me mad.”

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee




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