"Get on Your High Horse" The meaning and the Origins of the Equestrian Idiom
An idiom is an expression or saying that means something (far) other than its literal translation. The British language contains thousands of idioms. Learning and using idioms can significantly improve one's creative writing skills, increase everyday conversational skills and manifest in-depth command of British-bound lexis and mentality. "Get on one's high horse" : The idiom "Get on one's high horse" bears no semantic relation to any equestrian activity. It is a self-revealing metaphor to use when you notice that a person is considered to be taking a moral stand in an authoritative and often aggressive manner. The idiom is usually reserved for someone who regularly acts in this supercilious, contumacious manner. "Oh my, he's getting on his high horse again" The idiom conveys an exaggerated sense of one's own importance that shows itself in the making of excessive or unjustified claim; to start ta