ride the high horse
... 趾高气昂 be on one's high horse 趾高气昂;耀武扬威 ride the high horse 不再骄傲自大 come off one's high horse ...
be on one's high horse
... 完全是另外一回事 a horse of another color/a different color 趾高气昂 be on one's high horse 趾高气昂;耀武扬威 ride the high horse ...
I could be purple
strut
趾高气昂是一个汉语成语,拼音是zhǐ gāo qì 'áng,意思是走路时脚抬得很高,神气十足。形容骄傲自满,得意忘形的样子。出自《左传·桓公十三年》:“ 楚屈瑕伐罗,斗伯比送之。还,谓其御曰:‘ 莫敖 (屈瑕字)必败,举趾高,心不固矣。’”