"And riding the high horse, now and then, is one of them.
Different women have different ways of riding the high horse. The late Mrs.
"Only she got on her
high horse. Said that Daisy was as much my mother as yourn, even if we did have different fathers, and that the chest had always belonged in Daisy's family and not Captain Kit's, an' that it was mine, an' what was mine she had some say-so about."
Rose came down from her
high horse with a rapidity that was comical, for Ariadne had the upper hand now.
Prettyman was a Miss Fothergill, and her sister had married a London mercer.) "He's an amusing fellow; and I've no objection to his making one at the Oyster Club; but he's a bit too fond of riding the
high horse. He's uncommonly knowing, I'll allow; but how came he to go to the Indies?
Lawrence would say no more, so I decided that I would descend from my
high horse, and once more seek out Poirot at Leastways Cottage.
She appeared to be on her
high horse to-night; both her words and her air seemed intended to excite not only the admiration, but the amazement of her auditors: she was evidently bent on striking them as something very dashing and daring indeed.
These young people are to be applauded for bringing to our attention the harm that we are doing to their planet, and Damian Hinds needs to get off his
high horse and recognise their passion and commitment for such a vitally important cause.
BATH: 5.45 Toolatetodelegate, 6.20
High Horse, 6.50 Zarrar, 7.25 Wind In My Sails, 7.55 Met By Moonlight, 8.30 On A Roll, 9.00 Prominna.
Get off your
high horse and accept the vote of the majority.Mrs A Reid, Cumbernauld