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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?
Used to describe someone who is naive, gullible, inexperienced, easily fooled, ignorant, unsophisticated, etc.
You don't even know this simple thing? Have you just fell off the turnip truck?
