{v. phr.}, {informal} To think of as worthless; feel scorn for. * /The banker's wife has beautiful china cups, and she looked down her nose at the plastic cups that Mrs. Brown used./ * /Harry has never had to work, and he looks down his nose at people in business./ * /Jerry was the athlete who looked down his nose at the weak student./
LOOK DOWN ONE'S NOSE AT
Meaning of LOOK DOWN ONE'S NOSE AT in English
Dictionary of English idioms . Словарь английских идиом. 2012