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look down on

Also, look down one's nose at. Regard with contempt or condescension, consider oneself superior to. For example, When it comes to baking, Beth is a purist—she looks down on anyone who uses a mix, or Seniors have a way of looking down their noses at juniors. The first expression dates from about 1700, the second from about 1900.

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Atkinson looked down on bite until he claimed two late wickets, while Tongue impressed in a fiery first spell and later bounced out Bennett.

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The UK's never going to attract world-class talent if all we do is look down on the contest and approach it with a defeatist attitude.

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He’s one of the well-heeled German Jews who left Europe early and look down on their ghetto brethren.

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He’s in heaven looking down on us so he’s grateful that she’s carrying on the tradition.

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Sinfield told the crowds that Burrow would be "looking down on us, proud as punch of what we have created here."

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