HIGH-AND-MIGHTY


Meaning of HIGH-AND-MIGHTY in English

{adj.}, {informal} Feeling more important or superior to someone else; too proud of yourself. * /John wasn't invited to the party, because he acted too high-and-mighty./ * /Mary become high-and-mighty when she won the prize, and Joan would not go around with her any more./ Compare: STUCK-UP.

Dictionary of English idioms .      Словарь английских идиом.