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Jimmy Hung
2022-04-04 07:04
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.
Do you see anything wrong?
To overcome some disadvantage or get out of a bad situation when you have already lost a lot of time for it
We love Tim but we all think that it's impossible he can make up leeway and win first place in the race.
