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
Elishebai-LISH-ə-bə (English), ee-LISH-ə-bə (English)Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Sendoa-Basque
TerttuTERT-tooFinnish
Sunitha-Indian, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam
Shanaeshə-NAYEnglish (Modern)
Maxen-Welsh (Anglicized)