climb on high horse



climb/get on your high horse

if someone gets on their high horse about a subject, they become angry about it and start criticizing other people as if they are better or more clever than them (often + about ) It's no good getting on your high horse about single parents. You can't force people to get married.
See also: climb, high, horse, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Genovevahe-no-VE-vah (Spanish), zhə-noo-VE-və (Portuguese)Spanish, Portuguese
Patricija-Slovene, Croatian
CloÉklo-E (French)Portuguese, French
KendraKEN-drəEnglish
Gedaliahged-ə-LIE-ə (English)Biblical
TatumTA-təmEnglish (Modern)