{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.
HIGH-AND-MIGHTY
Meaning of HIGH-AND-MIGHTY in English
Dictionary of English idioms . Словарь английских идиом. 2012