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get off one's high horse

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.21 in modern English

Syllables
get of-f one's high- horse
IPA
36
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To stop acting in an imperious, overbearing or bossy manner.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

gets off one's high horse (present, singular) getting off one's high horse (participle, present) got off one's high horse (past) got off one's high horse (UK, participle) gotten off one's high horse (US, participle)

Phrases

high horse on one's high horse

Frequently Paired Words

high horse on one's high horse

Questions

What does get off one's high horse mean?
To stop acting in an imperious, overbearing or bossy manner.

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