give oneself airs

English

Verb

give oneself airs (third-person singular simple present gives oneself airs, present participle giving oneself airs, simple past gave oneself airs, past participle given oneself airs)

(idiomatic, intransitive) To act pretentiously, or in a snobbish manner; to swagger.

Synonyms

put on airs

Translations

to act pretentiously

Finnish: hienostella (fi), herrastella
French: se donner des airs, se donner un genre
Italian: darsi delle arie, darsi un tono, darsi un contegno
Maori: whakatamatama
Romanian: a-și da aere
Russian: важничать (ru) (važničatʹ), зазнаваться (ru) (zaznavatʹsja)
Spanish: darse ínfulas, darse tono
Turkish: hava atmak (tr) (literally)

See also

airs and graces

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