high+and+mighty
51act\ high\ and\ mighty — v. phr. To wield power; act overbearingly; order others around; look down on others. Paul is an inexperienced teacher and he acts high and mighty with his students …
52(the) high and mighty — humorous important people. The prince was only allowed to socialize with the high and mighty and had no contact with ordinary people …
53high-and-mighty — adjective Date: 1654 arrogant, imperious …
54high and mighty — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. pompous, vain, conceited; see egotistic 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. lordly, arrogant, presumptuous. see haughty …
55high and mighty — arrogant, boastful …
56high and mighty — Haughty. Arrogant …
57High and dry — 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[… …
58high´-and-might´i|ness — high and might|y «HY swa>n MY tee, uhnd », adjective, noun. –adj. arrogant; overbearing: »a high and mighty attitude. –n. Informal. persons of great power or high position: »seduced by the friendship of the political high and mighty in… …
59high-and-might|y — «HY swa>n MY tee, uhnd », adjective, noun. –adj. arrogant; overbearing: »a high and mighty attitude. –n. Informal. persons of great power or high position: »seduced by the friendship of the political high and mighty in Washington (Hanson W.… …
60High-and-mightiness, Your — This mock title occurs in Arthur Hailey’s Hotel. It is used by an American hotel employee to a British duchess, who would normally be entitled to be called ‘your Grace’. The speaker is in a position to blackmail the woman concerned and does… …