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Synonyms

put on airs

Idioms  

  1. Assume a haughty manner, pretend to be better than one is, as in I'm sick of Claire and the way she puts on airs. Airs here means “a manner of superiority.” [c. 1700]

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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

Sometimes you get intimidated by people because of their intellect, but she never put on airs.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 25, 2022

His voters like that he doesn't put on airs or act as though he is better than they are.

From Salon • Aug. 24, 2018

“He was really deep, but he didn’t put on airs about his knowledge.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2018

“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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