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looks down one's nose

looks down one's nose is the third-person singular simple present indicative of look down one's nose.

Meaning of look down one's nose

Verb

look down one's nose (third-person singular simple present looks down one's nose, present participle looking down one's nose, simple past and past participle looked down one's nose)

  1. (idiomatic, usually) To regard as inferior or distasteful; to hold in contempt.
    • You look too high and mighty; customers would think you were looking down your nose at them.1940, Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton, The House of Lee, Kessinger, published 2005, →ISBN, page 98

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Looks down one's nose is the third-person singular simple present indicative of look down one's nose.

Words near looks down one's nose in the dictionary

  1. looks beyond
  2. looks can be deceiving
  3. looks daggers
  4. looks down
  5. looks down on
  6. looks down one's nose
  7. looks down upon
  8. looks for
  9. looks for a dog to kick
  10. looks for number one
  11. looks for trouble

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