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angie26 | 14:24 Sat 27th May 2006 | Phrases & Sayings
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"Oh, just get off your High horse".


Where does this saying originate.

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According to Online Etymology:
High horse originally (c.1380) was "war horse, charger;" fig. sense in mount (one's) high horse "affect airs of superiority" is from 1782.
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