ride the high horse

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To "ride the high horse," my brave Brummagem boy, Is doubtless, to you, a delight and a joy; But little avails that equestrian quest, If the fruit of your ride is the merest "mare's nest."

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, June 27, 1891 by Various

We gather that whatever he may have done in the past the gallant officer does not intend to "ride the high horse" any longer.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, Jan. 15, 1919 by Various

“You needn’t ride the high horse like that, you are not Mr Mandell-Essington any longer.”

From The Lunatic at Large by Clouston, J. Storer (Joseph Storer)

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

There was no fear that Faith would ride the high horse with her, or lay down the law severely; she was much more likely to be too indulgent, though certain not to play with wrong.

From Springhaven : a Tale of the Great War by Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge)