"on one's high horse" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: En-au-on one's high horse.ogg
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  1. (idiomatic) Self-righteous; proceeding on the belief one is more correct or proper than others. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: high horse, get off one's high horse Translations (self-righteous): 趾高气扬 (zhǐgāoqìyáng) (Chinese Mandarin), 骄傲自大 (Chinese Mandarin), hyveellinen (Finnish), sur ses grands chevaux (French), setja sig á háan hest (english: be on one’s high horse) (Icelandic), gera sig merkilegan (english: be on one’s high horse) [masculine] (Icelandic), darse ínfulas (Spanish), espetarse (Spanish), darse aires (Spanish), subirse a la parra (Spanish), ar gefn ei geffyl (Welsh)
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