look down your nose at

look down (one's) nose at (someone or something)

To regard oneself as superior to others and thus act in a haughty or snobbish manner. The well-dressed businessman looked down his nose at the homeless man sitting on the corner. Once Jane was promoted to management, she looked down her nose at the people who used to be her colleagues.

look down your nose at

despise. informal

See also: down, look, nose

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

See also:

look down (one's) nose at (someone or something)
look down nose
look down your nose
look down your nose at something
look down on
look down on (someone or something)
look down upon (someone or something)
down (one's) nose
down nose
stick nose up in the air

References in periodicals archive

"But you can't afford to look down your nose at anybody."

DECLAN'S FOCUS NOT ON THE TABLE

And it's nothing but snobbery to look down your nose at an organisation because you don't think they'll have the business sophistication to run a football club.

Gers Trust are right to have a go; GORDON WADDELL

Telling the world how clever they are but seemingly unable to gain employment, how dare you look down your nose at the working man.

Letter: YOUR SHOUT - Truth about jobless 'brains'

Don't look down your nose at the match-fixers embroiled in scandal in Italy - because it's an odds-on shot it's happening here too.

RESULT!: It's not just the Italians in a fix

If a drunk comes up to you in a hospitality suite and tells you to 'f*** off to Newcastle', you would look down your nose at him and walk away.

GORDON WADDELL: Boumsong bust-up is just bit too convenient

词组	look down your nose at
释义	look down your nose at look down (one's) nose at (someone or something) To regard oneself as superior to others and thus act in a haughty or snobbish manner. The well-dressed businessman looked down his nose at the homeless man sitting on the corner. Once Jane was promoted to management, she looked down her nose at the people who used to be her colleagues. See also: down, look, nose Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. look down your nose at despise. informal See also: down, look, nose Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: look down (one's) nose at (someone or something) look down nose look down your nose look down your nose at something look down on look down on (someone or something) look down upon (someone or something) down (one's) nose down nose stick nose up in the air References in periodicals archive "But you can't afford to look down your nose at anybody." DECLAN'S FOCUS NOT ON THE TABLE And it's nothing but snobbery to look down your nose at an organisation because you don't think they'll have the business sophistication to run a football club. Gers Trust are right to have a go; GORDON WADDELL Telling the world how clever they are but seemingly unable to gain employment, how dare you look down your nose at the working man. Letter: YOUR SHOUT - Truth about jobless 'brains' Don't look down your nose at the match-fixers embroiled in scandal in Italy - because it's an odds-on shot it's happening here too. RESULT!: It's not just the Italians in a fix If a drunk comes up to you in a hospitality suite and tells you to 'f*** off to Newcastle', you would look down your nose at him and walk away. GORDON WADDELL: Boumsong bust-up is just bit too convenient
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