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high and mighty
–noun
1.in a self-important, grandiose, or arrogant manner: They talk high and mighty, but they owe everyone in town.
2.persons who are members of or identify with the higher social strata of society, esp. those who are powerful or arrogant.
[Origin: 1150–1200; ME: title of dignity]
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high-and-might·y    Audio Help   [hahy-uhn-mahy-tee, -uhnd-] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
haughty; arrogant.
—Related forms
high-and-might·i·ness, noun
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high-and-might·y   (hī'ən-mī'tē)
adj.   Marked by arrogance; haughty and overbearing.

high and mighty adv. & n.
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high and mighty
behaving as if one thinks one is very important
Example: Don't be so high and mighty — you're just like any one of us.
Arabic: مُتَكَبِّر، مُتَشامِخ
Chinese (Simplified): 趾高气扬
Chinese (Traditional): 趾高气揚
Czech: domýšlivý
Danish: arrogant; storsnudet
Dutch: arrogant, hoogmoedig, gewichtig
Estonian: upsakas
Finnish: pöyhkeä
French: qui se donne de grands airs
German: arrogant
Greek: που κάνει το σπουδαίο
Hungarian: gőgös
Icelandic: merkilegur með sig
Indonesian: angkuh
Italian: arrogante
Japanese: 高慢ちきな
Latvian: visvarens
Lithuanian: pasipūtęs, arogantiškas
Norwegian: arrogant, storsnutet, høy på pæra
Polish: napuszony, nadęty
Portuguese (Brazil): arrogante
Portuguese (Portugal): petulante
Romanian: ţanţoş
Russian: высокомерный
Slovak: namyslený
Slovenian: nadut
Spanish: engreído; arrogante
Swedish: dryg, överlägsen
Turkish: azametli, gururlu
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