high and mighty

high and mighty
SELF-IMPORTANT, condescending, patronizing, disdainful, supercilious, superior, snobbish, snobby, haughty, conceited, above oneself; informal stuck-up, snooty, hoity-toity, la-di-da, uppity; Brit. informal toffee-nosed.
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1. in a self-important, grandiose, or arrogant manner: They talk high and mighty, but they owe everyone in town.
2. persons who are members of or identify with the higher social strata of society, esp. those who are powerful or arrogant.
[1150-1200; ME: title of dignity]

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high and mighty (ironic)
1. Exalted
2. Arrogant
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Main Entry: ↑high

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chiefly derogatory important and influential

the accursed high and mighty elite

■ informal thinking or acting as though one is more important than others

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high and mighty
informal
1 : having or showing the insulting attitude of people who believe that they are better or more important than other people

He's not so high and mighty now that he needs our help.

I can't stand her when she acts/gets (all) high and mighty like that.

2 the high and (the) mighty : people who are important and powerful

She likes to rub elbows with the high and mighty.

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Main Entry: ↑high
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high and mighty — see ↑high, 1
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Main Entry: ↑mighty

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high and ˈmighty idiom
(informal) behaving as though you think you are more important than other people
Main entry: ↑highidiom

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