high-and-mighty



high-and-mighty

Fig. self-important and arrogant. I don't know why William is so high-and-mighty. He's no better than the rest of us. The boss acts high-and-mighty because he can fire us all.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Padma-Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu
BojanBO-yahn (Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian)Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian
Abimbola-Western African, Yoruba
Ognena-Macedonian
SiÔNSHONWelsh
Elvira[el'vaiərə]