look down on something

look down on something
look down on (someone/something) to consider someone or something as not important or of value.

“A lot of people look down on us because we're homeless,” she says.


New idioms dictionary. 2014.

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  • look down on something — ˌlook ˈdown on sb/sth derived to think that you are better than sb/sth • She looks down on people who haven t been to college. Main entry: ↑lookderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • look down your nose at — informal phrase to think that you are better or more important than someone, or to think that something is not good enough for you Thesaurus: to not value something or someonesynonym Main entry: look * * * look down your nose at : to think of or… …   Useful english dictionary

  • look down on someone — look down on (someone/something) to consider someone or something as not important or of value. “A lot of people look down on us because we re homeless,” she says …   New idioms dictionary

  • look down on — (someone/something) to consider someone or something as not important or of value. “A lot of people look down on us because we re homeless,” she says …   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 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 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 — (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 — 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

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