To "look down your nose at someone" means to regard them with disdain or contempt, often believing oneself to be superior. This expression conveys a sense of judgment and condescension, implying the person is dismissive of others based on social status, behavior, or opinions. It reflects an attitude of elitism and a lack of respect for those perceived as inferior.
If your nose is up in the air (snooty or snobbish) then to look at a lesser, you would have to look down your nose at them. Hence, looking down on someone or something.
It means to think that someone is less important than you or that something is not good enough for you.
Picture someone holding their nose up in the air - they look very aloof and snobbish, right? That's what this idiom means.
nose
Look down at your nose.
Look before you leap. Think before you stick your nose into someone elses business.
someone with a flat nose
It means someone is thingking about you.
"Look down your nose at" means to regard someone or something with disdain or superiority, implying that the person feels they are better or more important than the subject of their scorn. It suggests a judgmental attitude and a lack of respect for others. This phrase often reflects social hierarchies or class distinctions.
maybe it mean someone will have argument with you! .................................................................................................. It means the finger and nose came in contact with Each other.
Its long and Pointy.
Yes there is a possibility that you can kill someone by putting cold water down there nose if that person is a deep sleeper but if not there can not be possibility.