擺架子

give oneself airs 成语

give oneself airs

act proud；act vain 盛气凌人；装腔作势；摆架子；神气活现
John gave himself airs when he won first prize in the English Speech Contest．约翰在英语演讲赛中获得第1名，便神气活现。
He always gives himself airs．他总是摆架子。

give oneself airs|airs|give|give airs

v. phr. To act proud; act vain. Mary gave herself airs when she wore her new dress. John gave himself airs when he won first prize.

put on airs

To anticipate or behave as admitting one is above to others or bigger than one absolutely is; to accept or accept a affected or boasting attitude. I anticipate John is absolutely a appropriate adolescent at heart, but I absolutely ambition he wouldn't put on such affectedness about his autograph abilities. Stop putting on airs, Mary, you're not some world-class actor—you're aloof an abecedarian like the blow of us!Learn more: air, on, put

put on airs

and give oneself airsFig. to act bigger than one absolutely is; to pretend to be acceptable or to be superior. Pay no absorption to her. She is aloof putting on airs. Stop giving yourself affectedness and act like the blow of us.Learn more: air, on, put

put on airs

Assume a assuming manner, pretend to be bigger than one is, as in I'm ailing of Claire and the way she puts on airs. Airs actuality agency "a address of superiority." [c. 1700] Learn more: air, on, put

put on airs

If addition puts on airs, they behave in a way which shows that they anticipate they are bigger or added important than added people. She anticipation the covering was far too grand. "People will anticipate I'm putting on airs." He put on no airs, but his allure was enormous.Learn more: air, on, put

ˌgive yourself/ˌput on ˈairs

behave in a way which shows that you feel you are important: The nice affair about her is that, in animosity of actuality so rich, she doesn’t put on any airs.Learn more: air, give, on, put

put on airs, to

To accept a above address or actualization to which one has no absolute claim. Airs here agency a address of superiority. The appellation appeared in book from about 1700. Joseph Addison acclimated it in his biking annual of Italy (1704): “Which calmly discovers the Affectedness they accord themselves.”Learn more: on, put

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More Idioms/Phrases

give one an inch, and he will take a mile give one enough rope and he will hang himself give one pause give one some of his own medicine give one the eye give one's due give one's right arm for give one's word give oneself airs give oneself away give oneself up give oneself up to give or take give out give pause give rein to give rise to

English Vocalbulary

give oneself over to doing give oneself to give oneself up to give or take give orders for sth to be done give our draft your kind protection give out give over give over to sb. give pap with a hatchet give pause to give place to give points to give praise to give publicity to give refuge to sb give rein to give rise to

give oneself airs 成语