"mount the high horse" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: mounts the high horse [present, singular, third-person], mounting the high horse [participle, present], mounted the high horse [participle, past], mounted the high horse [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=mount the high horse}} mount the high horse (third-person singular simple present mounts the high horse, present participle mounting the high horse, simple past and past participle mounted the high horse)
  1. (archaic) To get on one's high horse. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-mount_the_high_horse-en-verb-7LEzFk2K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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