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look down nose at

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look down your nose at something/somebody   (informal)
to think that someone is less important than you or that something is not good enough for you I always felt that she looked down her nose at us because we spoke with strong accents and hadn't been to college.
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look down your nose at somebody/something
to consider someone or something as not important or of value look down on somebody/something The regular staff looked down their noses at us freelancers.
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