put on airs
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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
He wanted his cinematic alter-ego to project those values, but to also be a “common man” who didn’t put on airs.
From New York Times ● Dec. 21, 2014
If you know yourself, you don't put on airs; if you do put them on, it will only come out that you were a swineherd before.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
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