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121 get the whip hand of smb.
(get (have или hold) the whip(-)hand of (или over) smb.)иметь или держать кого-л. в полном подчинении; взять верх над кем-л‘Yes,’ he muttered, addressing himself to the bottle, ‘You mark my words; they can't down me. I'm more than a match for them... I'll get the whip hand o' them.’ (A. J. Cronin, ‘Hatter's Castle’, book II, ch. 1) — - Да, - бормотал он, обращаясь к бутылке, - запомни мои слова: им меня не одолеть. я им не ровня, я сумею их подчинить себе... я возьму верх над всеми.
‘Don't come that high and mighty look over me,’ sneered Brodie, with a short hateful laugh. ‘You can't pull the wool over my eyes. It's me that's got the whip hand o' you this time.’ (A. J. Cronin, ‘Hatter's Castle’, book III, ch. 10) — - Нечего глядеть на меня с таким высокомерием! - проворчал Броуди с коротким злобным смешком. - Вы мне глаза не замажете. Теперь вы у меня в руках.
In fact, he held the whip hand of the situation... (M. Mitchell, ‘Gone with the Wind’, ch. XLVII) — Фактически Ретт был хозяином положения...
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122 think oneself something
(think oneself something (тж. think something of oneself))Young Hadoway thinks something of himself. He's getting too high and mighty for me. (DEI) — Юный Хэдоуэй высокого мнения о себе. Слишком он заносчив, по-моему.
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123 arrogant
1. a высокомерный, надменный, заносчивый; самонадеянный2. a наглый; бесцеремонныйСинонимический ряд:1. conceited (adj.) conceited; imperious; superior2. fat-headed (adj.) big; boastful; fat-headed; haughty; inflated; pretentious; self-important3. pompous (adj.) bloated; important; magisterial; pompous; pontifical; puffy; stuffy; wiggy4. proud (adj.) assuming; cavalier; contemptuous; disdainful; dismissive; egotistical; high-and-mighty; hubristic; huffy; insolent; lofty; lordly; orgulous; overbearing; overconfident; overweening; presumptuous; proud; proudhearted; supercilious; toploftical; toploftyАнтонимический ряд:humble; polite -
124 cavalier
1. n ист. всадник; конный воин; рыцарь2. n кавалер3. n партнёр дамы4. n ист. «кавалеры», роялисты5. a бесцеремонный; непринуждённый6. a надменный, высокомерный7. a ист. роялистский8. v быть кавалером; сопровождатьСинонимический ряд:1. careless (adj.) careless; casual; indifferent; nonchalant2. proud (adj.) arrogant; disdainful; dismissive; haughty; high-and-mighty; hubristic; huffy; insolent; lofty; lordly; orgulous; overbearing; proud; proudhearted; supercilious; superior; toploftical; toplofty3. blade (noun) blade; courtier; gallant4. gentleman (noun) aristocrat; escort; gentleman; man of honor5. horse soldier (noun) cavalryman; dragoon; horse soldier; horseman; knight; man-at-arms; rider6. haughty (verb) arrogant; disdainful; haughty; lofty; supercilious -
125 disdainful
a презрительный, пренебрежительный, надменныйСинонимический ряд:1. proud (adj.) aloof; arrogant; cavalier; contemptuous; contumelious; derisive; dismissive; haughty; high-and-mighty; hubristic; huffy; insolent; lofty; lordly; orgulous; overbearing; overweening; pompous; presumptuous; proud; proudhearted; scornful; supercilious; superior; toploftical; toplofty2. haughty (verb) arrogant; cavalier; haughty; lofty; superciliousАнтонимический ряд:compassionate; humble -
126 dismissive
a книжн. дающий освобождение, освобождающийСинонимический ряд:proud (adj.) arrogant; cavalier; disdainful; haughty; high-and-mighty; hubristic; huffy; insolent; lofty; lordly; orgulous; overbearing; proud; proudhearted; supercilious; superior; toploftical; toplofty -
127 egomaniac
1. n самовлюблённый человек2. n погружённый в себя человекСинонимический ряд:1. arrogant (adj.) arrogant; cavalier; disdainful; egotistic; haughty; high-and-mighty; insolent; proud; too-big-for-his-britches2. egotist (noun) egocentric; egoist; egotist; narcissist -
128 haughty
1. a надменный, высокомерный; кичливый, заносчивый2. a поэт. величественный; высокийСинонимический ряд:1. proud (adj.) arrogant; cavalier; contemptuous; disdainful; dismissive; egotistical; high-and-mighty; hubristic; huffy; insolent; lofty; lordly; orgulous; overbearing; overweening; presumptuous; proud; proudhearted; scornful; snobbish; supercilious; superior; toploftical; toplofty2. cavalier (verb) arrogant; cavalier; disdainful; lofty; superciliousАнтонимический ряд:humble; lowly; self-effacing; submissive
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High and Mighty — Pour les articles homonymes, voir High Mighty. High and Mighty Pays d’origine Philadelphie … Wikipédia en Français
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high-and-mighty — {adj.}, {informal} Feeling more important or superior to someone else; too proud of yourself. * /John wasn t invited to the party, because he acted too high and mighty./ * /Mary become high and mighty when she won the prize, and Joan would not go … Dictionary of American idioms
high-and-mighty — {adj.}, {informal} Feeling more important or superior to someone else; too proud of yourself. * /John wasn t invited to the party, because he acted too high and mighty./ * /Mary become high and mighty when she won the prize, and Joan would not go … Dictionary of American idioms
High and mighty — High High, a. [Compar. {Higher}; superl. {Highest}.] [OE. high, hegh, hey, heh, AS. he[ a]h, h?h; akin to OS. h?h, OFries. hag, hach, D. hoog, OHG. h?h, G. hoch, Icel. h?r, Sw. h[ o]g, Dan. h[ o]i, Goth. hauhs, and to Icel. haugr mound, G. h[… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
high and mighty — The high and mighty are the people with authority and power. If a person is high and mighty, they behave in a superior and condescending way … The small dictionary of idiomes
high-and-mighty — a. conceited and arrogant; imperious. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
high and mighty — [adj] haughty, overbearing arrogant, cavalier, cocky*, conceited, contemptuous, disdainful, egotistic, egotistical, highfalutin*, high handed*, hoity toity*, imperious, lofty, lordly, on high horse*, presumptuous, sniffy*, snobbish, snooty*,… … New thesaurus
high and mighty — ► high and mighty informal arrogant. Main Entry: ↑high … English terms dictionary
high and mighty — (informal) SELF IMPORTANT, condescending, patronizing, disdainful, supercilious, superior, snobbish, snobby, haughty, conceited, above oneself; informal stuck up, snooty, hoity toity, la di da, uppity; Brit. informal toffee nosed. → high * * * 1 … Useful english dictionary
high and mighty — ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone as high and mighty, you disapprove of them because they consider themselves to be very important and are confident that they are always right. I think you re a bit too high and mighty yourself. Syn … English dictionary