Idiom
look down on
Meaning
To regard or treat as inferior.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Some people look down on others because of their clothes.”
“It is unfair to look down on colleagues just because they have less experience than you.”
“Despite his humble beginnings, he refused to look down on those who struggled, choosing instead to offer his support and guidance.”
Examples
simple
“Some people look down on others because of their clothes.”
contextual
“It is unfair to look down on colleagues just because they have less experience than you.”
complex
“Despite his humble beginnings, he refused to look down on those who struggled, choosing instead to offer his support and guidance.”
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