turned up one's nose
Rejected with contempt
To turn up one's nose is to show disdain or contempt, typically by rejecting something as beneath one's standards: She turned up her nose at the cheap wine.
The image is of someone tilting their head back in snobbish dismissal.
The phrase usually implies the rejection is unwarranted or pretentious.
- disdainScornful disregard
- condescensionDemeaning air of superiority
- contemptDisdainful disregard
- elitismPreference for privileged rule
- snobberyPretentious social superiority
looking down on · holier than thou · judgment · rejection · cold shoulder · disgust · patronizing · sneering · scorn · dismissal · not good enough · fussiness · picky eater · aloofness · finicky · superiority · high and mighty · stuck up