looked down one's nose
Regarded with disdain
To look down one's nose at something or someone is to regard them with contempt or disdain, as if from a position of superiority.
The image is of tilting the head back to peer down at something beneath you: She looked down her nose at anyone who hadn't gone to college.
The phrase implies snobbery or condescension.
- classismPrejudice by economic rank
- turned up one's noseExpressed haughty disapproval
- arroganceExcessive self-importance
- high and mightyImperiously self-important
- holier than thouSmugly morally superior
above it all · disdain · haughtiness · snobbery · stereotyping · contempt · pretentiousness · smugness · self-importance · prejudice · brushed off · aloofness · elitism · ivory tower · scorn · put down · cold shoulder · superciliousness
emotional disposition toward others
looked down one's noseembraced
Held someone warmly
appreciated · valued · celebrated · honored · accepted
looked, looking, looks, looker, downer, downs, downed, downing