They have got on their high horse. They're insisting on being the lead investigators because theirs was the first case.他们趾高气扬的。因为他们的是首例案件, 所以他们坚持要领头调查。

He has got to hear it from the horse's mouth. Then he can make a judgment as to whether his policy is correct or not.他必须得到千真万确的信息才行。这样他才能判断自己的政策是否正确。

If you can just hold your horses there for a moment then I'm happy to answer questions at the end of the presentation.如果你可以稍等一会儿, 我很乐意在陈述结束后回答问题。

She was loud and obnoxious, but he was a horse of another colour–thoughtful, reflective, and academic.她总是吵吵闹闹、让人生厌, 他却完全不一样——考虑周到、深思熟虑、潜心向学。

It's horses for courses, you need to get an expert to do the job.不同的人适合的工作不同, 你得找个在行的干这活。