get off high horse

get (down) off one's high horse

Fig. to become humble; to be less haughty. It's about time that you got down off your high horse. Would you get off your high horse and talk to me?

get off your high horse

to stop acting as if you are better or more intelligent than other people He never got off his high horse long enough to consider how insulting his words were to many immigrants.

Usage notes: also used in the forms knock someone off their high horse and fall off your high horse

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Evaristus	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
JÓZefa	yuw-ZEF-ah	Polish
Gualberto	-	Portuguese
Beulah	['bju:lə]
GrÉTa	GRAY-taw (Hungarian)	Hungarian, Icelandic
Rama (1)	RAH-mah (Hinduism)	Hinduism, Indian, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam