with one's nose in the air
idiom
: in a way that shows one thinks one is better than other people
She walks around with her nose in the air like she's some big shot.
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“With one's nose in the air.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/with%20one%27s%20nose%20in%20the%20air. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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