ride the high horse

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Ha! ha! going to ride the high horse.

From Wild Life in the Land of the Giants A Tale of Two Brothers by Stables, Gordon

Is it to have, with endless jargoning, debating, motioning and counter-motioning, a settlement effected between the Honorable Mr. This and the Honorable Mr. That, as to their respective pretensions to ride the high horse?

From Latter-Day Pamphlets by Carlyle, Thomas

If you ride the high horse I may tell my pack to set you ashore somewhere else, but if you’re civil—well, we shall see.

From King o' the Beach A Tropic Tale by Greene, J. B.

"Father doesn't like him," replied Enid, still inclined to ride the high horse.

From A Traitor's Wooing by Hill, Headon

I thought you would ride the high horse to the end of the journey; I didn't think your steed would land you in the gutter.

From Charlotte's Inheritance by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)