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high and mighty

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high and mighty

as if you are more important than other people The members of the club all act high and mighty.

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high and mighty

someone who is high and mighty behaves as if they are more important than other people Ellie's started acting all high and mighty since she got her promotion. (humorous)

See also: and, high, mighty

high and mighty

Conceited, haughty, as in She was too high and mighty to make her own bed. This expression originally alluded to high-born rulers and was being transferred to the merely arrogant by the mid-1600s.

See also: and, high, mighty