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I won't deal with you until you get off your high horse and stop patronizing me.
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To put it nicely, James is high horse moral blowhard on a lot of things, and one is being vegan.
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Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 20 May 2026
Don’t get on your high horse about something and try to push your views on a friend, group or organization.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 5 May 2026
Girl Next Door came into this year's championship riding its high horse after stunning the city with upset after upset as a No. 11 seed in 2025, all the way to the Final Four before losing to the eventual champ, Crazy Norse (Barleycorn's).
—Rasputin Todd, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Mar. 2026
The Air sign likes to advise those in need, and will get up on their high horse and grandstand so their views can be heard.
—Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
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Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 20 May 2026
Don’t get on your high horse about something and try to push your views on a friend, group or organization.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 5 May 2026
Girl Next Door came into this year's championship riding its high horse after stunning the city with upset after upset as a No. 11 seed in 2025, all the way to the Final Four before losing to the eventual champ, Crazy Norse (Barleycorn's).
—Rasputin Todd, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Mar. 2026
The Air sign likes to advise those in need, and will get up on their high horse and grandstand so their views can be heard.
—Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
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“High horse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20horse. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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