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high and mighty

idiom

Overbearingly arrogant; ostentatiously self-important or self-aggrandizing.


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Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    come hell or high water

    Regardless of the hardships; no matter what difficulties may arise.

  2. 02

    friends in high places

    Friends who have authority or influence and who can ensure that one's interests will be protected or furthered.

  3. 03

    get high

    To intoxicate oneself with drugs or other substances.

  4. 04

    get off one's high horse

    To stop acting in an imperious, overbearing or bossy manner.

  5. 05

    hell or high water

    Highly adverse circumstances; acts of God.

  6. 06

    high and dry

    Abandoned, stranded, helpless.

  7. 07

    high and low

    Everywhere; all over the place.

  8. 08

    high cotton

    The best of times; a time of well being.

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