Definition of High-and-mighty

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high and mighty
arrogant, boastful

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high-and-mighty

Adjective
1. offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power; "an autocratic person"; "autocratic behavior"; "a bossy way of ordering others around"; "a rather aggressive and dominating character"; "managed the employees in an aloof magisterial way"; "a swaggering peremptory manner"
(synonym) autocratic, bossy, dominating, magisterial, peremptory
(similar) domineering

ENGLISH IDIOMS 2.EDITION
high and mighty
arrogant He has a high and mighty attitude to all of his employees.

English Idioms WM 1.3a
high and mighty
better than other people, snobbish, upper crust 
After she married the judge, she acted kind of high and mighty.

hEnglish - advanced version
high and mighty

high and mighty
arrogant; overbearing. [colloq.]..
see high



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