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high and mighty (idiom); arrogant

趾高气扬
zhǐ gāo qì yáng
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Get off your high horse, Tom.
别那么趾高气扬，汤姆。
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
so pleased as to lose one's sense of measure · beside oneself with joy得意忘形dé yì wàng xíng(idiom) to consider oneself unexcelled in the world; to be insufferably arrogant不可一世bù kě yī shìthe eye can see nothing worthwhile all around (idiom); arrogant · condescending · supercilious目空一切mù kōng yī qièpride · arrogance · conceited · proud of sth骄傲jiāo àolit. to order people by pointing the chin (idiom); to signal orders by facial gesture · arrogant and bossy颐指气使yí zhǐ qì shǐboldly; ostentatiously · poised; self-assured · Taiwan pr. dà mó dà yàng大模大样dà mú dà yàng
Antonyms
to bow and bend the knee (idiom); fawning · bending and scraping to curry favor卑躬屈膝bēi gōng qū xīservile and bending the knee (idiom); fawning · bending and scraping to curry favor奴颜婢膝nú yán bì xīto be unduly humble (idiom) · to undervalue oneself妄自菲薄wàng zì fěi bó
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