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Meaning of "to get off your high horse" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TO GET OFF YOUR HIGH HORSE

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WHAT DOES TO GET OFF YOUR HIGH HORSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of to get off your high horse in the English dictionary

The definition of to get off your high horse in the dictionary is if you tell someone to, or suggest that someone should, get off their high horse, you are suggesting they stop behaving in a superior manner.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TO GET OFF YOUR HIGH HORSE

to get back to basics
to get dooced
to get into high gear
to get off lightly
to get on the scoresheet
to get on your high horse
to get your just deserts
to get your oats
to give sb the runaround
to give sb unshirted hell
to go
to go down like a lead balloon
to go down like ninepins
to go for the brass ring
to go into the record books
to go island-hopping
to go off the deep end
to go pear-shaped
to go to extremes
to go to great lengths to do sth

WORDS THAT END LIKE TO GET OFF YOUR HIGH HORSE

clotheshorse
cutting horse
dark horse
flog a dead horse
for the worse
gift horse
horse
iron horse
light horse
put the cart before the horse
quarter horse
racehorse
rocking horse
sawhorse
sea horse
seahorse
shire horse
white horse
Whitehorse
wild horse
workhorse

Synonyms and antonyms of to get off your high horse in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «to get off your high horse» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TO GET OFF YOUR HIGH HORSE

Find out the translation of to get off your high horse to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of to get off your 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 «to get off your high horse» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

下车的马高
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bajar su alto caballo
570 millions of speakers

English

to get off your high horse
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अपने उच्च घोड़ा उतरना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

النزول الحصان الرفيع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

выйти вашей высокой лошади
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

para sair do seu cavalo alto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আপনার উচ্চ ঘোড়া বন্ধ পেতে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

à descendre de votre cheval haute
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Untuk melepaskan kuda anda yang tinggi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

, um aus deinem hohen Ross
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

あなたの高い馬を下車する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

당신의 높은 말 을 얻을 수
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kanggo mateni jaran sing dhuwur
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

để có được ra khỏi con ngựa cao của bạn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உங்கள் உயர் குதிரை இறங்குவதற்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आपल्या उंच घोड्यावरून उठणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yüksek atından kurtulmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

per ottenere il vostro cavallo alta
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wysiąść wysokiego konia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вийти вашої високої коні
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pentru a obține de pe cal de mare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

να κατεβείτε υψηλό άλογό σας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

af te kry jou hoë perd
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

att gå av din hög häst
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

å gå av din høye hest
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of to get off your high horse

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TO GET OFF YOUR HIGH HORSE»

The term «to get off your high horse» is quite widely used and occupies the 41.540 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 to get off your high horse

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TO GET OFF YOUR HIGH HORSE»

Discover the use of to get off your high horse in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to to get off your high horse and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Speaking of Animals: A Dictionary of Animal Metaphors
A contrasting expression, to get off your high horse, means to come down to earth and stop acting so high and mighty. The expression Come off it! may have been derived from the command "Get off your high horse!" ATWS; BDPF; CH; CI; DEI; ...
Robert Allen Palmatier, 1995
2
Oni's Coffee
So why some of y'all too proud to get off your high horse and forgive someone who is seeking forgiveness. And some of y'all need to get off your high horse and ask for forgiveness yourself! Oh, my, my, my . . . I know I'm preaching now.
E'ShaVonne, 2013
3
A Writer's Space: Make room to dream, to work, to write
It is fine to begin your thirtieth journal; but is it fine to have written only journal entries? It may seem funny to get off your high horse and also set the bar high, but the two go together beautifully: you agree to work without fanfare and you choose ...
Eric Maisel, 2008
4
A Stream of dreams
Is it time to get off your high horse? Sadness Quick Interpretation: Loss; lack Popular Expressions: Sad sack; Turn that frown around; Down in the dumps hen you feel sad, it invariably indicates that you're focused on loss in your life and feel  ...
Nacson, Leon
5
A Time to Build
If you want to get your great and good work done, you must be prepared to get off your high horse from time to time and scramble through rubble and broken stones on all fours in humility without the self-consciousness of your technical or  ...
Atsen Jonathan Ahua, 2014
6
Dream Dictionary For Dummies
The condition of the horse indicates the state of your energy in waking life. You have been “horsing around” and need to get serious. You need to “get off your high horse” and be less arrogant. Galloping or racing horses represent the drive you ...
Penney Peirce, 2011
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How to Get an Equity Research Analyst Job: A Guide to ...
Overall, be aware that when you are looking for a job, you have to get off your high horse. You may even have to “sing for your supper” for a bit. What I mean is that until you do get an offer with a company, the people at that company are the  ...
Gillian Elcock, 2010
8
Weekly World News
... Memphis. in Desperate in Memphis Dear Desperate: If you can't control your man at this late date you're obviously beyond help. With that in mind, I advise you to get off your high horse — and let BOTH of your pigs live in peace!
9
An Anchor for the Soul: Help for the Present, Hope for the ...
The priests felt that was inappropriate, so they lowered the entrance to force the great men to dismount before entering the church. There is a lesson here for all of us. If you want to go to heaven, you've got to get off your high horse and humble ...
Ray Pritchard, 2000
10
Life is Tough, But God is Faithful: How to See God's Love in ...
Then I turned around and headed back into the church, thinking, Well, I guess it's time to get off your high horse again, Sheila Walsh, and join the infantry. You'll just have to march down there with all the rest of the little soldiers and take your ...
Sheila Walsh, 1999

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