Stick (one's) nose (up) in the air phrase
If you say someone sticks his or her nose up in the air, you think that he or she is haughty, condescending, or disdainful.
She always sticks her nose up in the air when she talks to other classmates.
I can't abide people who stick their nose up in the air.
To yield to someone or something.
The verb "stick" must be conjugated according to its tense.
The origin of this phrase is not clear.
A legal matter that is very easy to solve
The house owners didn't lock the doors before going out, and that's why they got broken in. This is an open and shut case.