put on airs en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) To become haughty, to assume a pretentious manner.
Even Timothy, the jointed wooden lion, who was made by the disabled soldiers, and should have had broader views, put on airs and pretended he was connected with Government.
1921 June, Margery Williams, “The Velveteen Rabbit: Or How Toys Become Real”, in Harper’s Bazar, volume LVI, number 6 (2504 overall), New York, N.Y.: International Magazine Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:"Now what if I talked white-folks’ talk at church, and with my neighbors? They’d think I was puttin‘ on airs to beat Moses."
1960 July 11, Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| puts on airs | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| put on airs | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| put on airs | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| putting on airs | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
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Translations (38)
hu felvág (become haughty, assume a haughty manner) · sh džekirati (become haughty, assume a haughty manner) · pt erguer o nariz (become haughty, assume a haughty manner) · is setja upp hátíðarsvip (become haughty, assume a haughty manner) · de sich aufspielen (become haughty, assume a haughty manner) · xal караглх (become haughty, assume a haughty manner) · es darse aires (become haughty, assume a haughty manner) · tl magmaganda (become haughty, assume a haughty manner) · pl zadzierać nosa (become haughty, assume a haughty manner) · sv göra sig märkvärdig (become haughty, assume a haughty manner) · fi mahtailla (become haughty, assume a haughty manner) · ja 体裁振る (become haughty, assume a haughty manner) · sv göra sig till (become haughty, assume a haughty manner) · es darse tono (become haughty, assume a haughty manner) · ug كاتتىلىق قىلماق (become haughty, assume a haughty manner) · nrf faithe la reine (become haughty, assume a haughty manner) · pl zadrzeć nosa (become haughty, assume a haughty manner) · sh kurčiti (become haughty, assume a haughty manner) · cmn 拿大 (become haughty, assume a haughty manner) · it darsi delle arie (become haughty, assume a haughty manner) · ms berhidung tinggi (become haughty, assume a haughty manner) · pl pysznić się (become haughty, assume a haughty manner) · fr prendre des airs (become haughty, assume a haughty manner) · cmn 擺譜兒 /摆谱儿 (become haughty, assume a haughty manner) · ja 見栄をはる (become haughty, assume a haughty manner) · es hacer el paripé (become haughty, assume a haughty manner) · eo afekti (become haughty, assume a haughty manner) · is snúa upp á sig (become haughty, assume a haughty manner) · pt empinar o nariz (become haughty, assume a haughty manner) · pl gwiazdorzyć (become haughty, assume a haughty manner) · hu affektál (become haughty, assume a haughty manner) · grc ἀβρύνομαι (become haughty, assume a haughty manner) · pl aktorzyć (become haughty, assume a haughty manner) · is gera sig merkilegan (become haughty, assume a haughty manner) · fr se donner des airs (become haughty, assume a haughty manner) · ru ва́жничать (become haughty, assume a haughty manner) · cmn 擺架子 /摆架子 (become haughty, assume a haughty manner) · hu megjátssza magát (become haughty, assume a haughty manner)