get on one's high horse
вести себя высокомерно, важничать
Alice is very bossy; when she gets on her high horse, there is no stopping her.
Другие идиомы:
- get a slap on the wrist
- get off the hook
- get one's say
- back the wrong horse
- get time off
- lock the barn door after the horse is gone
- get going
- get to (reach) first base with someone or something
- get a black eye
- get one's knuckles rapped
- get ahold of (someone or something)
- get even (with someone)
- get the better of (someone)
- get the last laugh
- get a word in edgewise