airs and graces
falsewaysofbehavingthat areintendedto make otherpeoplefeelthat you areimportantandbelongto a highsocialclass:
装腔作势，摆架子；矫揉造作He was alwaysputting onairsandgraces.他总是装腔作势，故作姿态。
She's got noreasontogive herselfairsandgraces.她没有理由摆架子。
Showing arrogance and conceit
- (as) proud as Luciferidiom
- arrogant
- arrogantly
- as ifyouowned the placeidiom
- be too clever by halfidiom
- egocentric
- egocentrically
- egoistic
- egomaniacal
- egotistic
- overweeningly
- patronize
- patronizing
- pomposity
- pompous
- talk down tosomeone
- think the (whole) world revolves aroundyouidiom
- throwyourweight aroundidiom
- tin god
- toffee-nosed
Examplesofairs and graces
airs and graces
It does not put onairsandgraces.
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They tell us, and tell us pretty straight, and if we try to put on anyairsandgraceswe quickly have to come off our perches.
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It was easy for him, who came from the comfort of some plush office, with hisairsandgraces, and had no understanding whatsoever of reality.
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There she acquiredairsandgracesand an aristocratic style.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The term is used to suggest someone who has a fewairsandgracesand enjoys the ex-patriate life.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He has noairsandgraces.
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