high-and-mighty



high-and-mighty

Fig. self-important and arrogant. I don't know why William is so high-and-mighty. He's no better than the rest of us. The boss acts high-and-mighty because he can fire us all.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
AindriÚ-Irish
Amerigoah-me-REE-goItalian
Nikol-Czech, Bulgarian
TrinaTREE-nəEnglish
TimothyTIM-ə-thee (English)English, Biblical
Agape-Greek, Ancient Greek