falling off a self-righteous horse

Russian translation: см.

19:01 Jan 20, 2021
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English term or phrase: falling off a self-righteous horse
Доброго времени суток.

She stared at him.

He raised his eyebrows, signaling to her. “Well, say something.” She rolled her eyes and said. “It’s really hard to take you seriously, Dad, when you’re talking about how important it is to pay attention to the details, but you are wearing two different socks.” She paused. “Just sayin’.”

The ballroom was quiet, the audience collectively shared in the pain of ***falling off a self-righteous horse***. The vice president smiled sheepishly and admitted his daughter was right and, more importantly, that the company had been guilty of a similar sin, saying one thing and doing another.

Спасибо.
Mikhail Korolev
Local time: 16:33
Russian translation:см.
Explanation:
Здесь обыгрывается идиома high horse/get off a high horse: if you tell someone to, or suggest that someone should, get off their high horse, you are suggesting they stop behaving in a superior manner.

Можно перевести так:
Зал замер. Присутствующие вместе с (имя героя) испытали болезненное падение с высот морального превосходства.



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Note added at 40 mins (2021-01-20 19:42:46 GMT)
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Tretyak
Ukraine
Local time: 15:33
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Большое спасибо всем.
Спасибо, Tretyak.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1см.
Tretyak
3ударить лицом в грязь
Vaddy Peters
3от уязвленного чувства собственного достоинства
Mikhail Zavidin
3разоблачение лицемерия
Irina Stanford


  

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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
см.


Explanation:
Здесь обыгрывается идиома high horse/get off a high horse: if you tell someone to, or suggest that someone should, get off their high horse, you are suggesting they stop behaving in a superior manner.

Можно перевести так:
Зал замер. Присутствующие вместе с (имя героя) испытали болезненное падение с высот морального превосходства.



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Note added at 40 mins (2021-01-20 19:42:46 GMT)
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*пережили* падение

Tretyak
Ukraine
Local time: 15:33
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Большое спасибо всем.
Спасибо, Tretyak.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Evgenia Zi
15 hrs
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
ударить лицом в грязь


Explanation:
Если переводить эквивалентной идиомой.

Vaddy Peters
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от уязвленного чувства собственного достоинства


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Mikhail Zavidin
Local time: 16:33
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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
разоблачение лицемерия


Explanation:
В зале было тихо, все присутствующие, затаив дыхание, следили за этой сценой разоблачения лицемерия.

поскольку дальше - "saying one thing and doing another"

Irina Stanford
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:33
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
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