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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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taunt, jeer, scoff, deride, belittle, grin, dump, twit, gird, slam, jest, rally, caricature, leer, swipe, insult, lampoon, decry, travesty, crack

Nearby words

  1. turn to,
  2. turn to good account,
  3. turn turtle,
  4. turn up,
  5. turn up like a bad penny,
  6. turn up one's toes,
  7. turn up the heat on,
  8. turn up trumps,
  9. turn upside down,
  10. turn-and-bank indicator
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.