- ˌlook ˈdown on sb/sth
- phrasal verb
to think that you are better or more important than someone else
Dictionary for writing and speaking English. 2014.
ˌlook ˈdown on sb/sth
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look down on somebody — ˌlook ˈdown on sb/sth derived to think that you are better than sb/sth • She looks down on people who haven t been to college. Main entry: ↑lookderived … Useful english dictionary
look down on something — ˌlook ˈdown on sb/sth derived to think that you are better than sb/sth • She looks down on people who haven t been to college. Main entry: ↑lookderived … Useful english dictionary
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 your nose at something — 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 — 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 — 1 /lUk/ verb 1 SEE (I) to turn your eyes towards something, so that you can see it: Sorry, I didn t see I wasn t looking. | If you look carefully you can see that the painting represents a naked man. (+ at): It s time we left, Ian said, looking… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
look*/*/*/ — [lʊk] verb I 1) to direct your eyes towards someone or something so that you can see them Dan looked at his watch.[/ex] If you look through this window, you can see the cathedral.[/ex] See: see 2) [I] to search for someone or something I don t… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
look up from something — ˌlook ˈup (from sth) derived to raise your eyes when you are looking down at sth • She looked up from her book as I entered the room. Main entry: ↑lookderived … Useful english dictionary
look — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 act of looking at/considering sth ADJECTIVE ▪ little ▪ brief, cursory, quick ▪ careful, close, close up (esp. AmE) … Collocations 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
