thumb your nose at

thumb (one's) nose at (someone or something)

1. Literally, to perform a rude gesture in which one touches their nose with their thumb in order to express contempt or a lack of respect. Did that guy really just thumb his nose at me? Do people still do that?

2. To openly display contempt or an intentional lack of respect toward someone or something. Don't thumb your nose at the boss if you want to keep your job!

thumb your nose at

show disdain or contempt for. Compare with cock a snook (at snook).

thumb your ˈnose at somebody/something

show that you have no respect for somebody/something, sometimes by making a rude sign with your thumb on the end of your nose: A photograph shows one of the crowd thumbing his nose at the speaker.

See also: nose, somebody, something, thumb

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

See also:

the finger
a guy thing
two fingers

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释义	thumb your nose at thumb (one's) nose at (someone or something) 1. Literally, to perform a rude gesture in which one touches their nose with their thumb in order to express contempt or a lack of respect. Did that guy really just thumb his nose at me? Do people still do that? 2. To openly display contempt or an intentional lack of respect toward someone or something. Don't thumb your nose at the boss if you want to keep your job! See also: nose, thumb Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. thumb your nose at show disdain or contempt for. Compare with cock a snook (at snook). See also: nose, thumb Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary thumb your ˈnose at somebody/something show that you have no respect for somebody/something, sometimes by making a rude sign with your thumb on the end of your nose: A photograph shows one of the crowd thumbing his nose at the speaker. See also: nose, somebody, something, thumb Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: the finger a guy thing two fingers References in periodicals archive THUMB your nose at flight surcharges by taking the coach for a two-week holiday at Lake Balaton in TRAVEL UPDATE Choose how you want to format the list by clicking on the appropriate model and thumb your nose at Word. Technology Q&A: determine the size of a group of files ... save a table but clear its contents ... create random passwords ... make changes in Excel cells appear in more than one place ... control word's list-making feature ... fast-forward contact information via outlook ... shortcuts
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