beneath dignity
beneath (one's) dignity
Said of an action that one deems inappropriate and thus would not do. Screaming at someone in public is beneath my dignity, but it sounds like not everyone feels the same way.
See also: beneath, dignity
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
beneath one's dignity
too rude or coarse for a polite person to do. That kind of thing is beneath my dignity, and I hope yours as well. I would have thought something like that to be beneath your dignity.
See also: beneath, dignity
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- not for a second
- not for a minute
- not for a moment
- aint
- ain't
- not for a instant
- not for a/one minute/moment/second/instant
- not by any means
- by no means
- lift a finger, he/she doesn't/won't