| 单词 | to get notions |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto get (also have) notions c. colloquial (now chiefly Irish English). In plural. Pretensions, affectations; ambitions or desires beyond what might be expected of one's social position, class, community, etc. Often in to get (also have) notions.Cf. ideas above one's station at above adv., prep., n., and adj. Phrases 8b. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > [noun] affectation1548 affection1570 phantastry1656 stilt1735 fal-lal1775 coxcombality1785 meemaw1790 posture-making1797 attitudinarianism1803 attitudinizing1812 piminy1819 stiltishness1824 niminy-piminyism1840 gyvera1866 notion1866 attitudinization1871 effectism1871 jam1882 chichi1908 poncing1969 pseudery1972 the mind > emotion > pride > pretension to superiority > [noun] pensifulnessc1450 affectation1548 affection1570 affectedness1622 lady aira1637 fastuousness1649 gentility1650 fastuosity1656 vapouring1656 flatulency1662 hoity-toity1668 pretendingness1701 with an air1701 pretension1706 flatulence1711 uppishness1716 high and mightiness1771 pensieness1825 fine-gentlemanism1831 pretentiousness1838 ambitiousness1845 stuckupishness1853 pretensiveness1859 notion1866 side1870 dog1871 hoity-toityism1881 superiority complex1921 snootiness1932 uppitiness1935 snottiness1973 snoot1984 swag2002 the mind > emotion > pride > pretension to superiority > pretend to superiority [verb (intransitive)] to make it goodlyc1325 usurpc1400 to take state upon one1597 to come over ——1600 to gentilize it1607 to state it1625 to give oneself airs1701 to put on airs1715 to mount (also ride) the high horse1782 to put on (the) dog1865 to get (also have) notions1866 to put on side1870 to have a roll on1881 to put (or pile) on lugs1889 side1890 to put on the Ritz1921 1866 C. Adams John Hartley ii. 13 ‘I hope, John,’ replied his mother, gravely, ‘that you are not getting high notions—notions above your station.’ ‘No, mother, I am not,’ said the boy. ‘I know I am born poor.’ 1900 Table Talk (Melbourne) 26 July 14/3 He had a jauntier air than usual, and flicked his crop in a dandy fashion on one of his corduroys. Mr. Shiels is surely getting notions. 1971 S. O'Faoláin Talking Trees 83 His sister Jenny had been thrown out of class that morning in St Monica's for turning up with a red ribbon in her hair... ‘Ould Sister Eustasia..said they didn't want any girls in their school who had notions.’ 2020 Daily Mirror (Ireland) (Nexis) 18 June 15 I have a fear of her attending ballet class because I don't want her getting notions. < as lemmas |
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