on a high horse

The conviction that researchers who, for example, promote vaccination are hiding conflicts of interest “allows people to feel like they’re on a high horse, and it triggers moral outrage,” Marwick says.

You may be accused of getting on a high horse.

“I didn’t get on a high horse or anything and be like, `We just won a championship,’ or something,” he said.

I’m not going to sit on a high horse and pretend I am not complicit in these dynamics as a white Dominican woman.

“I can make a point and stand on a high horse, but that doesn’t get me anywhere.”