Stuck your nose up in the air In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "stuck your nose up in the air", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Jimmy Hung

2022-04-04 07:04

have (one's) nose in the air , condescend to (someone)

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.

concede to (someone or something)

To yield to someone or something.

The verb "stick" must be conjugated according to its tense.

The origin of this phrase is not clear.

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come back/down to earth (with a bang/bump)bring somebody (back) down to earth (with a bang/bump)

To stop acting or living in a manner that is not realistic due to having experienced a very exciting time

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Soon, she brought him back to earth.

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