put on airs

Verb

Meaning

act like the master of

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Synonyms

lord it over act superior queen it over peacock swank play affect parade pose fake posture swell boast strut feign

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Antonyms

be quiet be humble be modest be meek keep a low profile get off one's high horse

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Hypernyms

move act

Examples

I'm me. I can't put on airs. I'm not a phony. I know the way I am hurts me more times than it helps. But somehow it's all tied up with my integrity, and my integrity is the last thing I'm going to let you take from me. Tony Dorsett

He is lording it over the students Source: Internet

Personally, I like my alcoholic beverages in wine form, which I prefer to drink out of mugs—because why put on airs? Source: Internet

To do so is to put on airs, as though you were inviting the reader to join you in a select society of those who know better.” Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

put on account put on act put on air put on back burner put on best clothes put on big looks