Idiom
look down one's nose
Meaning
To regard as inferior or distasteful; to hold in contempt.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Don't look down your nose at people who work hard.”
“Some people look down their nose at fast food, but I think it tastes great.”
“Even though he had no formal education, he refused to look down his nose at those who lacked the academic credentials he had spent years acquiring.”
Examples
simple
“Don't look down your nose at people who work hard.”
contextual
“Some people look down their nose at fast food, but I think it tastes great.”
complex
“Even though he had no formal education, he refused to look down his nose at those who lacked the academic credentials he had spent years acquiring.”
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