| 词组 | HAUGHTINESS |
| 释义 | IDIOMSLANG HAUGHTINESS have one's nose in the air to be conceited or aloof.Mary always seems to have her nose in the air.I wonder if she knows that she has her nose in the air. high-and-mighty important and arrogant. (Fixed order.)I don't know why Albert is so high-and-mighty. He's no better than the rest of us.The boss acts high-and-mighty because he can fire us all. look down on someone or something and look down one's nose at someone or something to regard someone or something with contempt or displeasure.I think that John liked Mary, although he did seem to look down on her.Don’t look down your nose at my car just because it's rusty and noisy. HAUGHTINESS - PIETY odor of sanctity an atmosphere of excessive holiness or piety. (Derogatory.)I hate their house. There's such an odor of sanctity, with Bibles and religious pictures everywhere.People are made nervous by Jane's odor of sanctity. She's always praying for people or doing good works and never has any fun. HAUGHTINESS - REDUCE cut someone down (to size) and take someone down (to size) to make a person humble; to put one in one's place.John's remarks really cut me down to size.Jane is too conceited. I think her new boss will take her down to size.The boss's angry stare will really cut her down. take the starch out of someone to make someone less arrogant or stiff. (Informal.)I told a joke that made Mr. Jones laugh very hard. It really took the starch out of him.John is so arrogant. I'd really like to take the starch out of him! |
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