ride the high horse

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Increasing riches had not softened his nature, for he was grumpy and fussy, and apt to ride the high horse on every occasion.

From A Gallant Grenadier A Tale of the Crimean War by Brereton, F. S. (Frederick Sadleir)

"You won't let that fellow ride the high horse in this style, will you?"

From Cord and Creese by De Mille, James

She was beginning to "ride the high horse" with him, but he pointed to the room of the burgomaster, saying: "Don't forget that 'I command you' is lying there."

From Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster by Sastrow, Bartholomew

Look here, Mrs. Burrill number one, don't you take advantage of your position, and ride the high horse too free.

From The Diamond Coterie by Lynch, Lawrence L.

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