look down (at someone or something)
- look down (at someone or something)
look down (at someone or something)
1. to turn one'
s gaze downward at someone or something. •
She looked down at me and giggled at the awkward position I was in.
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She looked down and burst into laughter.
2. and look downone's nose at someone or something; look down onsomeone or something to view someone or something as lowly or unworthy. •
She looked down at all the waiters and treated them badly.
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They looked down on our humble food.
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Don't look down your nose at my car just because it's rusty and noisy.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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look down (your) nose at something — look down (your) nose at (something/someone) informal to think that someone is less important than you or that something is not good enough for you. I always felt that she looked down her nose at us because we spoke with strong accents and hadn t … New idioms dictionary
look down on someone — look down on (someone/something) to consider someone or something as not important or of value. “A lot of people look down on us because we re homeless,” she says … New idioms dictionary
look down (your) nose at something — look down (your) nose at (someone/something) to consider someone or something as not important or of value. The regular staff looked down their noses at us freelancers … New idioms dictionary
look down on — verb regard with contempt the new neighbor looks down on us because our house is very modest • Ant: ↑admire • Hypernyms: ↑contemn, ↑despise, ↑scorn, ↑disdain • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
look down on something — look down on (someone/something) to consider someone or something as not important or of value. “A lot of people look down on us because we re homeless,” she says … New idioms dictionary
look down (your) nose at someone — look down (your) nose at (something/someone) informal to think that someone is less important than you or that something is not good enough for you. I always felt that she looked down her nose at us because we spoke with strong accents and hadn t … New idioms dictionary
look down on — (someone/something) to consider someone or something as not important or of value. “A lot of people look down on us because we re homeless,” she says … New idioms dictionary
look down (your) nose at — (something/someone) informal to think that someone is less important than you or that something is not good enough for you. I always felt that she looked down her nose at us because we spoke with strong accents and hadn t been to college … New idioms dictionary
look down on — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms look down on : present tense I/you/we/they look down on he/she/it looks down on present participle looking down on past tense looked down on past participle looked down on look down on someone/something to… … English dictionary
look down your nose at — informal phrase to think that you are better or more important than someone, or to think that something is not good enough for you Thesaurus: to not value something or someonesynonym Main entry: look * * * look down your nose at : to think of or… … Useful english dictionary
look down (your) nose at someone — look down (your) nose at (someone/something) to consider someone or something as not important or of value. The regular staff looked down their noses at us freelancers … New idioms dictionary
