turn up one's nose
Regard with disdain or scorn, as in She turned up her nose at the broccoli. This idiom was first recorded in 1779.
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Which of the following animal names traces its immediate origin to Portuguese?
Words nearby turn up one's nose
turn to, turn to good account, turn turtle, turnup, turn up like a bad penny, turn up one's nose, turn up one's toes, turn upside down, turn up the heat on, turn up trumps, turnverein
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