Idiom
look down upon
Meaning
Alternative form of look down on.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Do not look down upon people who have less money than you.”
“She felt uncomfortable at the party because the wealthy guests seemed to look down upon anyone who did not have a fancy job.”
“It is a sign of poor character to look down upon those who are struggling, especially when you have benefited from advantages they never had.”
Examples
simple
“Do not look down upon people who have less money than you.”
contextual
“She felt uncomfortable at the party because the wealthy guests seemed to look down upon anyone who did not have a fancy job.”
complex
“It is a sign of poor character to look down upon those who are struggling, especially when you have benefited from advantages they never had.”
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