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turn up one's nose

turn up one's nose

Regard with disdain or scorn, as in She turned up her nose at the broccoli. This idiom was first recorded in 1779.
See also: nose, turn, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Prochoros-Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Leonora-Italian
Emir-Bosnian
BogumiŁbaw-GUW-meewPolish
Bonifacybaw-nee-FAH-tsiPolish
Joachimzho-a-KEEM (French), YO-ah-khim (German), yo-AH-khim (German), yaw-AH-kheem (Polish), JO-ə-kim (English)French, German, Polish, Judeo-Christian Legend
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