look down on somebody
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look down your nose at somebody — look down your ˈnose at sb/sth idiom (informal, especially BrE) to behave in a way that suggests that you think that you are better than sb or that sth is not good enough for you Syn: look down on Main entry: ↑ … Useful english 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 — look1 W1S1 [luk] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(see)¦ 2¦(search)¦ 3¦(seem)¦ 4¦(appearance)¦ 5 look daggers at somebody 6 look somebody up and down 7 look somebody in the eye 8 look down your nose at somebody/something 9 look the other way … Dictionary of contemporary English
look — I [[t]l ʊk[/t]] USING YOUR EYES OR YOUR MIND ♦ looks, looking, looked (Please look at category 19 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) VERB If you look in a particular direction, you direct your eyes… … English dictionary
look up to — verb feel admiration for • Syn: ↑admire • Ant: ↑look down on (for: ↑admire) • Derivationally related forms: ↑admiration (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
look somebody up and down — look sb ˌup and ˈdown idiom to look at sb in a careful or critical way Main entry: ↑lookidiom … Useful english dictionary
stare down — verb overcome or cause to waver or submit by (or as if by) staring He simply stared down his opponent • Syn: ↑outstare, ↑outface • Hypernyms: ↑gaze, ↑stare • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
calm down — verb 1. become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation (Freq. 4) After the fight both men need to cool off. It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again. • Syn: ↑calm, ↑cool off, ↑chill out, ↑simmer down, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Don't Look Back in Anger — Single by Oasis from the album (What s the Story) Morning Glory? … Wikipedia
calm somebody down — ˌcalm ˈdown | ˌcalm sb/sthˈdown derived to become or make sb become calm • Look, calm down! We ll find her. • We waited inside until things calmed down. • He took a few deep breaths to calm himself down … Useful english dictionary
