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11airs / heirs — Airs refers to snobbish and artificial behavior: Portia Radclyffe put on airs at the fine dinner party just because she had a few diamonds dangling from her neck. Heirs are people who, because they are family, will inherit an estate or… …
12put on the dog — (US) To put on airs, behave showily • • • Main Entry: ↑dog * * * informal behave in a pretentious or ostentatious way we have to put on the dog for Anne Marie * * * put on the dog US informal + old fashioned : to pretend that you are very stylish …
13put on — Synonyms and related words: Parthian shot, accelerate, act, act a part, administer, affect, affectation, affected, affectedness, airs, airs and graces, apocryphal, apply, apply to, artificial, artificiality, assume, assumed, back answer, banter,… …
14put — [c]/pʊt / (say poot) verb (put, putting) –verb (t) 1. to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of some place or position: to put money in one s purse. 2. to bring into some relation, state, etc.: put everything in order. 3. to… …
15airs — n. affected manners to give oneself, put on airs * * * put on [ affected manners ] to give oneself …
16put on the dog or the ritz — idi+inf put on the dog or the ritz, to assume an attitude of wealth or importance; put on airs …
17airs — noun affected manners intended to impress others (Freq. 2) don t put on airs with me • Syn: ↑pose • Derivationally related forms: ↑pose (for: ↑pose) …
18put on the dog — verb To dress up; to put on airs; to make a show of wealth and/or importance; to be pretentious …
19Put on the dog — behave pretentiously; put on airs …
20put on the dog — Australian Slang behave pretentiously; put on airs …