get off one's high horse en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) To stop acting in an imperious, overbearing or bossy manner.
I can't get off my high horse / And I can't let you go / You are the one who / You are the one who makes me feel / So real, yeah, yeah, yeah
1984, Jocelyn Brown, “Somebody Else's Guy”, in Somebody Else's Guy:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gotten off one's high horse | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | US | lexicographic |
| getting off one's high horse | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| got off one's high horse | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | UK | lexicographic |
| got off one's high horse | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| gets off one's high horse | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |