[high-hat] (1) {adj.}, {slang} Treating others as inferior; acting above others. * /It was an expensive place to eat, and the customers were likely to be a little high-hat./ * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

high and dry

[high and dry] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Up above the water; beyond the reach of splashing or waves. * /Mary was afraid she had left her towel where the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

high

[high] See: [COME HELL OR HIGH WATER], [FLYING HIGH], [GO THROUGH HELL AND HIGH WATER], [HELL AND HIGH WATER], [HIT THE HIGH SPOTS], [LIVE HIGH OFF THE HOG] or [EAT […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

high-and-mighty

[high-and-mighty] {adj.}, {informal} Feeling more important or superior to someone else; too proud of yourself. * /John wasn't invited to the party, because he acted too high-and-mighty./ * /Mary become […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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at great length

[at great length] {prep. phr.} 1. In great detail. * /Jim told us the story of his life at great length./ 2. For a long […]

jump down one's throat

[jump down one's throat] {v. phr.} To suddenly become very angry at someone; scold severely or angrily. * /The teacher […]

Benjamin Disraeli

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