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holier-than-thou

someone who is holier-than-thou behaves as if they have better morals than other people I can't stand that holier-than-thou attitude that some vegetarians have.

holier-than-thou

mod. superior in piety; condescending. She has such a holier-than-thou attitude.

Take it down a thou(sand)!

in. Cool down!; Calm down!; Quiet down! You are wild! Take it down a thou and let’s try again to talk this out.

See also: down, take

Take it down a thou!

verb

See Take it down a thousand!

See also: down, take

thou

(θɑʊ)

n. one thousand. I managed to get a couple of thou from the bank, but I need a little more than that.