get off (one's) high horse



get off (one's) high horse

To stop acting as if one is better than other people; to stop being arrogant or haughty. Sam is never going to make friends here until he gets off his high horse and stops acting like he knows more than all of us. You're just an intern, so get off your high horse and do this filing, like I asked you to.
See also: get, high, horse, off

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Florina-Romanian, Spanish, Dutch, Late Roman
Pol-Catalan
Astarteəs-TAHR-tee (English)Near Eastern Mythology (Hellenized), Biblical Greek
Lakeshia-African American
Carlman-Ancient Germanic
CindySIN-deeEnglish