put on airs

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put on airs - act like the master of; "He is lording it over the students"

act superior, lord it over, queen it over

act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"

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act superior affectation Affectedness air airs lord lord it over pose posture put queen it over televise			They seldom put on airs, and the offer of a drink is a sure way to their hearts. Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context But I was raised in the United States, and I won't allow any one-horse chicken of the Land of Ev to run over me and put on airs, as long as I can lift a claw in self-defense. Ozma of Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context I'll learn people to bring up a boy to put on airs over his own father and let on to be better'n what HE is. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Twain, Mark View in context			pussyfoot pussytoes pustulant pustular pustulate pustulation pustule Pustulous put put about put across put and call put aside put away put back put behind bars put by Put case put differently put down put forth put forward put in put off put on put on airs put on the line put on to put one across put one over put option put out put out feelers put over put paid to put right put through put through the hoop put to death put to sleep put to work put together put under put up put upon put-down put-in Put-in-Bay Put-off put-on put-put			put off put off put off a decision Put Off Everything Tomorrow's Saturday put off stride put off stroke put off the evil hour put off the evil hour put off the evil hour put off the scent put off the scent put off the scent put off the scent put off the track put off the trail put off their stroke put off their stroke put off their stroke put off their stroke put off to a future time put on put on put on put on put on a brave face put on a false front put on a firm basis put on a front Put on A Happy Face put on a pedestal put on airs put on an act put on an act put on board put on deceitfully put on display Put on File put on guard put on hold put on ice Put on Left put on notice put on notice put on notice put on notice put on notice put on one’s guard put on paper put on paper put on payroll Put on Production put on record put on sale put on speed put on the block put on the block put on the block put on the block put on the block put on the cuff put on the dog

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