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who do you think you are

who do you think you are phrase: expression of anger or contempt because the speaker believes the interlocutor is overestimating their own power, authority, or superiority.

Phrase

who do you think you are?

  1. (rhetoric) Expression of anger or contempt because the speaker believes the interlocutor is overestimating their own power, authority, or superiority.
    • Who do you think you are, telling me how to live my life?
    • Oh, so you're not gonna give us a refund? Who do you think you are?

Questions about who do you think you are

What does who do you think you are mean?
Who do you think you are means expression of anger or contempt because the speaker believes the interlocutor is overestimating their own power, authority, or superiority.
What part of speech is who do you think you are?
Who do you think you are is a phrase.

Words near who do you think you are in the dictionary

  1. who died and left you in charge
  2. who died and made you boss
  3. who died and made you king
  4. who died and made you president
  5. who died and made you queen
  6. who do you think you are
  7. who goes there
  8. who hurt you
  9. who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl
  10. who keeps company with wolves, will learn to howl
  11. who knew

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