Fig.: to stop acting superior and arrogant, and regain a more realistic perspective

If you'd get off your high horse for a moment, you might realize there's more than one point of view in the world, even different from yours

Se Lei scendesse dal piedistallo anche solo per un momento, capirebbe che al mondo ci sono più opinioni e magari diverse dalla sua

You have to understand that everyone can make mistakes, even you! So, get off your high horse and admit for once that you screwed up

Devi capire che tutti possono sbagliare, perfino tu! Perciò scendi dal piedistallo e ammetti, una buona volta, di aver sbagliato

Get off your high horse! You think you are a star, but you've only done a 20-second commercial, you certainly haven't won an Oscar

Scendi dal piedistallo! Ti credi una grande attrice, ma hai fatto solo uno spot pubblicitario di 20 secondi, non hai certo vinto l'Oscar

We all know who you really are, so you'd better get off your high horse and stop bossing people around

Sappiamo benissimo chi sei veramente, perciò è iI caso che tu scenda dal tuo piedistallo e la smetta di bistrattare tutti quanti

In the past, high-ranking individuals frequently rode horses that were taller than the average horse, placing them literally above the normal person walking. The physical height of being up on the horse was replaced by the metaphorical sense of "being superior"