talk down tosomeone
phrasal verbwithtalkverb[I]uk/tɔːk/us/tɑːk/
totalkto someone as if they are lessintelligentthan you or notimportant:
Iwishpoliticianswouldn'ttalkdown to us as if we wereidiots.
Showing arrogance and conceit
- (as) proud as Luciferidiom
- airs and gracesidiom
- arrogant
- arrogantly
- as ifyouowned the placeidiom
- dog
- egocentric
- egocentrically
- egoistic
- egomaniacal
- overweening
- overweeningly
- patronize
- patronizing
- pomposity
- swollen-headed
- think the (whole) world revolves aroundyouidiom
- throwyourweight aroundidiom
- tin god
- toffee-nosed