look down (your) nose at someone
- look down (your) nose at someone
- look down (your) nose at (something/someone)
to think that someone is less important than you or that something is not good enough for you.
I always felt that she looked down her nose at us because we spoke with strong accents and hadn't been to college.
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look down (your) nose at someone — look down (your) nose at (someone/something) to consider someone or something as not important or of value. The regular staff looked down their noses at us freelancers … New idioms dictionary
look down (your) nose at something — look down (your) nose at (someone/something) to consider someone or something as not important or of value. The regular staff looked down their noses at us freelancers … New idioms dictionary
look down (your) nose at — (someone/something) to consider someone or something as not important or of value. The regular staff looked down their noses at us freelancers … New idioms dictionary
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look down (your) nose at something — look down (your) nose at (something/someone) informal to think that someone is less important than you or that something is not good enough for you. I always felt that she looked down her nose at us because we spoke with strong accents and hadn t … New idioms dictionary
look down (your) nose at — (something/someone) informal to think that someone is less important than you or that something is not good enough for you. I always felt that she looked down her nose at us because we spoke with strong accents and hadn t been to college … New idioms dictionary
look down your nose at — informal to think that you are better or more important than someone, or to think that something is not good enough for you … English dictionary
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