de haut en bas
adverb,adjective
uk/də ˌəʊ ɒ̃ ˈbɑː/us/ˌoʊ ɑ̃/If youlookat someone orspeakto someone de haut enbas, you do it in a way thatshowsyouthinkyou aresuperiorto them.De haut enbasisFrenchfor "from high tolow":
(法语)从上到下;态度傲慢地,居高临下地Shelookedat me de haut enbasandasked"And where do you come from?"她傲慢地看着我,问道:“那么你是哪里人?”
He had a very de haut enbasapproachtoteaching.他秉持一种居高临下的教学方式。
Showing arrogance and conceit
- (as) proud as Luciferidiom
- airs and gracesidiom
- arrogant
- arrogantly
- as ifyouowned the placeidiom
- 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
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Feeling morally superior