Question

Look down Your Nose at Someone to think of and treat people as if they were lower in quality or ability

Accepted Answer

The eleventh-graders looked down their noses at us. From about 1700 "to look down" at someone meant to believe that you were better in quality or rank than another. "Nose" was added about 200 years later. The saying creates a clear image: A person who thinks he or she is above others actually looks down his or her nose at someone in a proud and self-important way.

Idiom	Look down Your Nose at Someone
Example	The eleventh-graders looked down their noses at us.
Meaning	to think of and treat people as if they were lower in quality or ability
Origin	From about 1700 "to look down" at someone meant to believe that you were better in quality or rank than another. "Nose" was added about 200 years later. The saying creates a clear image: A person who thinks he or she is above others actually looks down his or her nose at someone in a proud and self-important way.

Nose Quality Eleventh Graders Looked Treat People Lower Ability