put on airs
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For all his crowing about his money and showing off, he really didn’t put on airs.
From Salon ● Nov. 23, 2025
Zaluzhny was already known as an ambitious and modern commander, but also an unpretentious man who liked to joke with his subordinates and didn't put on airs.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2023
Mr. Silvestri, who once waited on Ms. Turner, said she did not put on airs.
From New York Times ● May 25, 2023
Sometimes you get intimidated by people because of their intellect, but she never put on airs.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 25, 2022
“They’ve got millions, but they live like human beings. They don’t put on airs and strut. Mrs. Dalton believes that people should be that way.”
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
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