English Idioms

stick up one's nose

Pat Mey

User since 2010
Posts: 3

19 May 2012

I don't understand exactly what "they stuck up their nose" means, it's from the song "skater boy" of Avril Lavigne; is it like to snub somebody?

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Fugendichter
User since 2008
Posts: 588
20 May 2012

it could mean: "thinking that tey are more important than other people and behaving in an unfriendly way towards them (snobbish)"
it seems more informal than "to snub: to offend by ingnoring or to insult someone.
it could mean: "thinking that tey are more important than other people and behaving in an unfriendly way towards them (snobbish)" it seems more informal than "to snub: to offend by ingnoring or to insult someone.
Spoiler
User since 2008
Posts: 499
21 May 2012

It refers to the posture of a person who thinks he is too important, too superior in order to talk to others
he deems inferior: They hold the head high, which is a physical way of ignoring other people's presence whilst
showing alleged superiority to them: They stick up their nose (to the sky)

Some adjectives for the state of mind of those people are: snobbish, conceited, arrogant, pompous, supercilious, snooty, priggish...

I know a bunch people like that. But Thank God only a bunch of people.
It refers to the posture of a person who thinks he is too important, too superior in order to talk to others he deems inferior: They hold the head high, which is a physical way of ignoring other people's presence whilst showing alleged superiority to them: They stick up their nose (to the sky) Some adjectives for the state of mind of those people are: snobbish, conceited, arrogant, pompous, supercilious, snooty, priggish... I know a bunch people like that. But Thank God only a bunch of people.
Pat Mey
User since 2010
Posts: 3
21 May 2012

From Fugendichter:
it could mean: "thinking that tey are more important than other people and behaving in an unfriendly way towards them (snobbish)"
it seems more informal than "to snub: to offend by ingnoring or to insult someone.

thank you, it helps me.
[blockquote]From Fugendichter: it could mean: "thinking that tey are more important than other people and behaving in an unfriendly way towards them (snobbish)" it seems more informal than "to snub: to offend by ingnoring or to insult someone.[/blockquote] thank you, it helps me.
Pat Mey
User since 2010
Posts: 3
21 May 2012

From Spoiler:
It refers to the posture of a person who thinks he is too important, too superior in order to talk to others
he deems inferior: They hold the head high, which is a physical way of ignoring other people's presence whilst
showing alleged superiority to them: They stick up their nose (to the sky)

Some adjectives for the state of mind of those people are: snobbish, conceited, arrogant, pompous, supercilious, snooty, priggish...

I know a bunch people like that. But Thank God only a bunch of people.

Thank you too, it confirms my understanding

[blockquote]From Spoiler: It refers to the posture of a person who thinks he is too important, too superior in order to talk to others he deems inferior: They hold the head high, which is a physical way of ignoring other people's presence whilst showing alleged superiority to them: They stick up their nose (to the sky) Some adjectives for the state of mind of those people are: snobbish, conceited, arrogant, pompous, supercilious, snooty, priggish... I know a bunch people like that. But Thank God only a bunch of people. Thank you too, it confirms my understanding [/blockquote]

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