de haut en basadverb, adjective
uk/də ˌəʊ ɒ̃ ˈbɑː//ˌoʊ ɑ̃/If you look at someone or speak to someone de haut en bas, you do it in a way that shows you think you are superior to them. De haut en bas is French for "from high to low":
She looked at me de haut en bas and asked "And where do you come from?"
He had a very de haut en bas approach to teaching.
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Showing arrogance and conceit
- (as) proud as Lucifer idiom
- a cut above idiom
- airs and graces idiom
- arrogant
- as if you owned the place idiom
- brash
- cocksure
- egoistic
- egotistic
- get on your high horse idiom
- haughty
- hifalutin
- overbearing
- preen
- put on the dog idiom
- revolve
- revolve around sb/sth
- self-appointed
- self-importance
- snotty
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Feeling morally superior