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Definition of high horse

high horse

noun

  • a position of arrogance. Usually used in the phrase "on (one's) high horse".
                                                                                                                                                                        

    Citation from "Enough with WADA's phony warnings to MLB", Yahoo! Sports, Jeff Passan, Mar 18 2010 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
                                                                                                                                                      

    Citation from "H.O.U.S.E. Rules", Eureka (TV), Season 1 Episode 11 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

    Last edited on Dec 13 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Mar 22 2010.

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