put on airs
1put on airs — {v. phr.} To show conceit; act in a superior or condescending manner. * /The fact that her parents own a villa in Capri is no reason for Amanda to keep putting on airs./ …
2put on airs — {v. phr.} To show conceit; act in a superior or condescending manner. * /The fact that her parents own a villa in Capri is no reason for Amanda to keep putting on airs./ …
3put on airs — If someone puts on airs, they pretend to be grander and more important than they really are …
4put on airs — verb to become haughty, to assume a haughty manner Even Timothy, the jointed wooden lion, who was made by the disabled soldiers, and should have had broader views, put on airs and pretended he was connected with Government …
5put on airs — pretend you are better or richer or smarter Martha would never put on airs. She is very sincere …
6put\ on\ airs — v. phr. To show conceit; act in a superior or condescending manner. The fact that her parents own a villa in Capri is no reason for Amanda to keep putting on airs …
7put on airs — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. brag, show off, make pretensions; see strut …
8put on airs — act as though one is better than others, show off …
9put on airs — verb act like the master of He is lording it over the students • Syn: ↑lord it over, ↑queen it over, ↑act superior • Hypernyms: ↑act, ↑move • Verb Frames …
10airs / heirs — Airs refers to snobbish and artificial behavior: Portia Radclyffe put on airs at the fine dinner party just because she had a few diamonds dangling from her neck. Heirs are people who, because they are family, will inherit an estate or… …
