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I'm afraid that this is me getting on my high horse now but we have yob television, yob newspapers, and funny enough whereas it was my mum and dad, school, police, church who used to set the standards, now it's tabloids and yob television who set the standards by which people live.
Gordon Strachan

Meaning of "high horse" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HIGH HORSE

high horse  [haɪ hɔːs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HIGH HORSE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
High horse is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HIGH HORSE


ahorse
əˈhɔːs
carthorse
ˈkɑːtˌhɔːs
clotheshorse
ˈkləʊðzˌhɔːs
cockhorse
ˌkɒkˈhɔːs
drayman
ˈdreɪˌhɔːs
hoarse
hɔːs
hobbyhorse
ˈhɒbɪˌhɔːs
horse
hɔːs
packhorse
ˈpækˌhɔːs
racehorse
ˈreɪsˌhɔːs
redhorse
ˈrɛdˌhɔːs
sawhorse
ˈsɔːˌhɔːs
seahorse
ˈsiːhɔːs
stockhorse
ˈstɒkˌhɔːs
stonehorse
ˈstəʊnˌhɔːs
studhorse
ˈstʌdˌhɔːs
unhorse
ʌnˈhɔːs
warhorse
ˈwɔːˌhɔːs
Whitehorse
ˈwaɪtˌhɔːs
workhorse
ˈwɜːkˌhɔːs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HIGH HORSE

high fidelity
high finance
high five
high frequency
high gear
High German
high hand
high hat
high heels
High Holidays
high hurdles
high jinks
high jump
high jumper
high jumping
high life
high living
High Mass
high noon
high old time

WORDS THAT END LIKE HIGH HORSE

be on one´s high horse
cutting horse
dark horse
flog a dead horse
for the worse
gift horse
iron horse
light horse
one-horse
pack horse
pommel horse
put the cart before the horse
quarter horse
river horse
rocking horse
sea horse
shire horse
stalking-horse
to get off your high horse
white horse
wild horse

Synonyms and antonyms of high horse in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «high horse» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HIGH HORSE

Find out the translation of high horse to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of high horse from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «high horse» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

马高
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

caballo de alta
570 millions of speakers

English

high horse
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उच्च घोड़ा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحصان عالية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

высокой лошади
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cavalo alto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উচ্চ ঘোড়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

grands chevaux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kuda yang tinggi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

hohen Ross
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

高い馬
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

고 말
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jaran dhuwur
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngựa cao
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உயர் குதிரை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उच्च घोडा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yüksek at
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cavallo Alto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wysokiego konia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

високій коні
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cal de mare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υψηλή άλογο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hoë perd
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hög häst
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

høye hest
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of high horse

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The term «high horse» is regularly used and occupies the 91.792 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about high horse

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QUOTES WITH «HIGH HORSE»

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Gordon Strachan
I'm afraid that this is me getting on my high horse now but we have yob television, yob newspapers, and funny enough whereas it was my mum and dad, school, police, church who used to set the standards, now it's tabloids and yob television who set the standards by which people live.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HIGH HORSE»

Discover the use of high horse in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to high horse and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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HIGH HORSE
When Stevie and her boyfriend, Phil Marsten, go on the Mountain Trail Overnight, a three-day trail ride, the tension between them grows, and the trip may trigger the end of their relationship.
Bonnie Bryant, 2013
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Rough Ride on a High Horse
Sixty-three year old Minty Whitman has been looking forward to a summer enjoying the freedom of her "friendship with privileges" with the brother of her deceased husband.
Jessie Irene Fernandes, 2011
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Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the ...
After that, High Horse could put her across his pony in front of him and hurry out of there and be happy all the rest of his life. When High Horse had crawled inside , he felt so nervous that he could hear his heart drumming, and it seemed so loud  ...
Black Elk, John G. Neihardt, 2008
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Early American Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases
Barbour 94(7); Oxford 768; Whiting H520. H320 To ride (etc.) the high Horse 1787 WSmith in Jefferson Papers 12.390: They feel themselves on the high Horse of power. 1791 Ames Letters 1.108: What did we Yankees do but mount the high ...
Bartlett Jere Whiting, 1977
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High Horse and Hay Fever
IS IT THE END OF THE TRAIL FOR STEVIE AND PHIL?
Bonnie Bryant, 2009
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Dancing with Your Dark Horse: How Horse Sense Helps Us Find ...
In Dancing with Your Dark Horse, Chris Irwin, world-renowned as one of the most successful horse whisperers in North America, further explores the intriguing spiritual connection he has discovered between human and equine nature.
Chris Irwin, 2009
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Speaking of Animals: A Dictionary of Animal Metaphors
GET ON YOUR HIGH HORSE 163 GET BURNED See Cat's Paw. GET HITCHED to get hitched. To get married. Source: HORSE. When a horse gets hitched, it gets harnessed to a load, usu. along with another horse. The two horses, which are ...
Robert Allen Palmatier, 1995
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The Sixth Grandfather: Black Elk's Teachings Given to John ...
THE STORY OF HIGH HORSE'S COURTING Black Elk said High Horse's courting is absolutely true.8 He knew High Horse and he told Black Elk that story. He knew his wife that he courted that way, too, and they lived to a ripe old age.
John Gneisenau Neihardt, Raymond J. DeMallie, 1985
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Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms
2 someone in a position of authority ♢ The boss said that the new rules came from on high. 3 in heaven ♢ The angels on high sang His praises. high horse get off your high horse to stop acting as if you are better or more intelligent than other ...
Paul Heacock, 2003
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Black Elk Speaks: The Complete Edition
Red Deer kept thinking about this, and after a few days he went to High Horse and said: “Cousin, take courage! I have another plan, and I am sure, if you are man enough, we can steal her this time.” And High Horse said: “I am man enough to ...
John G. Neihardt, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HIGH HORSE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term high horse is used in the context of the following news items.
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Police helicopter @NPASLondon tweets creepy pic of Michael …
... the comedian from that height, what else can they see!? The tweet has since been deleted – but not before everyone got on their high horse. «Metro, Jul 15»
2
Former teammate says Tyrod Taylor's ready to take the next step …
I think that most fans are afraid that Buffalo might be a contender and knock their team off there high horse. camcameronsucks says: Jul 15, ... «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»
3
Neil Young Pulls Music from Streaming Service - Jambands.com
He really needs to come down off his high horse. Nobody wants to hear over produced studio music anymore. If it can't be played live, I don't ... «jambands.com, Jul 15»
4
The Young and The Restless (Y&R) Spoilers: Thursday July 16th
Abby gets on her high horse and starts to opportunities away from her family members. The more she wants to be fully involved with her new position, the harder ... «Soap Shows, Jul 15»
5
You just can't have an opinion anymore - The Reflector: Opinion
You can't have an opinion anymore. You have to go with the majority to get any place. Come on people get off your high horse. Donald, if you ... «The Reflector, Jul 15»
6
Goldberg: Zero tolerance for Confederate flag, nuance for Islamic …
President Obama insists that the Islamic State isn't even Islamic and that the West should not get on its "high horse" about today's Muslim ... «Henderson Daily Dispatch, Jul 15»
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Buckley: Reds' Todd Frazier in Pete Rose's corner | Boston Herald
CINCINNATI —The view from the high horse is not kind to Pete Rose. To look down on him from that vantage point — way, way down — is to ... «Boston Herald, Jul 15»
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Graham Thomson: Rachel Notley is Canada's political debutante …
... Chretien — were embracing the Kyoto accord to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Premier Ralph Klein saddled up his high horse to call it, ... «National Post, Jul 15»
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Michael Jeh: The Australian way may yet prevail | Cricket | ESPN …
And currently Aussies are just home bullies (Tests). Just like any other country other than South Africa. But you don't get off that high horse yea. «ESPNcricinfo.com, Jul 15»
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Thornography » Woman crashes car while using a sex toy
Look, I'm not going to sit here on my high horse and lecture you ladies not to pleasure yourself with sex toys while driving. I get it. Traffic is the ... «WEEI.com, Jul 15»

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