Don’t ride the high horse
Don't give yourself airs. Don't be arrogant. Literally, a high horse is a war-horse or charger.
Proverbs with the word Horse
Don’t put the cart before the horse
The horse pulls the cart, not the cart the horse. The proverb means that we should not get things back to front, but should deal with them in... Read more →
Don’t change horses in mid-stream
Crossing a stream on horseback is not always easy, and to transfer oneself form one horse to another during the process is inviting a ducking,... Read more →
All lay loads on willing horse
In the days when horses were much used for carrying burdens no their backs, the animals that gave the least trouble were given more work to do... Read more →
Zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse
Zeal is defined in The concise Oxford Dictionary as 'earnestness or fervour in advancing a cause or rendering service; hearty and persistent... Read more →