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Nose Lower Person In The Loop 455 One’s Someone/Something Snobbish Well Off

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Idiom LOOK DOWN (ONE’S) NOSE AT (SOMEONE/SOMETHING)
Definition to be snobbish about someone or something
Examples
  1. The well-off people in this city look down their noses at taking public transportation. They only take taxis.
  2. The girl’s parents would not let her marry the young man because he was from a lower social class. They looked down their noses at him.
Extra Info

The expression suggests that one person is on a higher (social) level and must look down his nose in order to see the person or thing on the lower level.

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