high and mighty
/ˌhʌɪ ən ˈmʌɪti
/ informal Behaving as though one is more important than others: he could punish her for being high and mighty...
- It's a little too easy to come on all high and mighty about insolvency when you've never been there yourself.
- I tried to act like everyone else in Warrington, high and mighty and convinced of my own superiority, but I couldn't pull it off.
- Even though his Mum was too high and mighty to keep visiting me he used to come by whenever he were near the place and I'm pretty fond of the lad.
Synonyms
self-important, condescending, patronizing, disdainful, supercilious, superior, snobbish, snobby, haughty, arrogant, proud, conceited, above oneself, egotistic, egotistical, imperious, overweening, overbearing
informal stuck-up, snooty, snotty, hoity-toity, la-di-da, uppity, uppish, too big for one's boots
British informal posh, toffee-nosed
See parent entry: high