put on airs

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put on airs - act like the master of; "He is lording it over the students"

act superior, lord it over, queen it over

act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"

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put on
put on (one's) best face
put on (one's) big-boy pants
put on (one's) dancing shoes
put on (one's) face
put on (one's) Mae West
put on (one's) thinking cap
put on (one's)/the wobbly boot(s)
put on /the wobbly boot
put on a (brave) front
put on a (good, poor, etc.) show
put on a back burner
put on a brave face
put on a brave front
put on a clinic
put on a diet
put on a front
put on a front burner
put on a good show
put on a good, poor, wonderful, etc. show
put on a good/poor/etc. show
Put on A Happy Face
Put on A Happy Face
put on a happy face, to
put on a pedestal
put on a poor show
put on a show
put on a wooden overcoat
put on a wooden-overcoat
put on a/the wooden overcoat
put on airs
put on airs and graces
put on airs, to
put on an act
put on an act
put on an act
put on an act
put on an act
put on an act
put on best face
put on best face, to
put on big boy pants
put on big boy pants, to
put on big-boy pants
put on big-boy pants, to
put on blast
put on country
put on dancing shoes
put on display
put on display, to
put on face
put on feet
Put on File
put on guard
put on her best face
put on her dancing shoes
put on her face
put on her Mae West
put on her Mae-West
put on her tab
put on her thinking cap
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