high and mighty

  • 1High and Mighty — Pour les articles homonymes, voir High Mighty. High and Mighty Pays d’origine Philadelphie …

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  • 2High and Mighty — may refer to:In music: * High and Mighty (album), an album by Uriah Heep * High Mighty , an album by Gov t Mule * High and Mighty (band), an American rap duoIn other uses: * High and Mighty (book), a nonfiction book about SUVs by Keith Bradsher * …

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  • 3high-and-mighty — {adj.}, {informal} Feeling more important or superior to someone else; too proud of yourself. * /John wasn t invited to the party, because he acted too high and mighty./ * /Mary become high and mighty when she won the prize, and Joan would not go …

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  • 4high-and-mighty — {adj.}, {informal} Feeling more important or superior to someone else; too proud of yourself. * /John wasn t invited to the party, because he acted too high and mighty./ * /Mary become high and mighty when she won the prize, and Joan would not go …

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  • 5High and mighty — High High, a. [Compar. {Higher}; superl. {Highest}.] [OE. high, hegh, hey, heh, AS. he[ a]h, h?h; akin to OS. h?h, OFries. hag, hach, D. hoog, OHG. h?h, G. hoch, Icel. h?r, Sw. h[ o]g, Dan. h[ o]i, Goth. hauhs, and to Icel. haugr mound, G. h[… …

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  • 6high and mighty — The high and mighty are the people with authority and power. If a person is high and mighty, they behave in a superior and condescending way …

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  • 7high-and-mighty — a. conceited and arrogant; imperious. [PJC] …

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  • 8high and mighty — [adj] haughty, overbearing arrogant, cavalier, cocky*, conceited, contemptuous, disdainful, egotistic, egotistical, highfalutin*, high handed*, hoity toity*, imperious, lofty, lordly, on high horse*, presumptuous, sniffy*, snobbish, snooty*,… …

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  • 9high and mighty — ► high and mighty informal arrogant. Main Entry: ↑high …

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  • 10high and mighty — (informal) 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. → high * * * 1 …

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