The origin of the phrase get off your high horse was actually a literal one and dates back to circa 1380; Ye emperour... made hym & his cardenals ride in reed on hye ors. -John Wyclif, English Works D-bags of the Mediaeval period would trot around town flaunting their wealth in full dress and jewel atop great expensive war horses, their braided tails swatting beggar-brats in their little beggar-brat faces as they pushed by. This imagery kinda stuck with people and the term on ones high horse came to mean dudes got his shit together. It was really kind of a compliment. By the 18th century it began to be used more loosely and the term was finally first recorded as a jab in 1782, this time with mount his high Horse. The 21st century roles around and the wording itself has become drastically altered, this time as a command instead of an observation with GET OFF your high horse. Kinda interesting how things n stuff isnt always the same as what was n whatever when now was then or, ya...
Posted on: Sat, 18 Jan 2014 05:00:06 +0000
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