turn up one's nose

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To make the gesture of raising one's nose, as a sign of scorn, contempt or disgust

'What do you mean? What's not like that?'.

To regard with contempt or scorn, especially in conjunction with the gesture of raising one's nose; to treat with contempt or scorn; to ignore or disregard in a contemptuous or scornful way

Lovely as he was, Satan could be cruelly offensive when he chose; and he always chose when the human race was brought to his attention. He always turned up his nose at it, and never had a kind word for it.

To refuse, especially with disgust, contempt or scorn, and especially in conjunction with the gesture of raising one's nose; to refuse with apparent disregard about offending the offerer

What I want to know is what he gets to eat there. A piece of dried fish now and then--what? That's coming down pretty low for a man who turned up his nose at my table d'hote!.

wrinkle one's nose
turn up one's nose

    Türkische aussprache

    tırn ʌp wʌnz nōz

    Aussprache

    /ˈtərn ˈəp ˈwənz ˈnōz/ /ˈtɜrn ˈʌp ˈwʌnz ˈnoʊz/
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