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
Gwynfor-Welsh
Donatus-Late Roman
Muirchertach-Irish
Tamir-Hebrew
Sipho-Southern African, Xhosa
Kismet-Turkish