What does the phrase "cocked nose"? The meaning of the idiom "to turn up one's nose"

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You can Often hear against different people: “now he goes, with his nose, as if with us and not familiar at all!” Not too pleasant transformation of the person, but, unfortunately, many of us know. Maybe even someone said some such features. Although usually people against his person blind.

Origins

The Origin of many of the idioms covered with fog. This is both good and bad. Good, because that gives space for thought and imagination, and bad because we don't know the exact values of a statement.

down your nose

In this case, we can assume that the origin of the idiom “perk” completely ordinary and everyday. It appeared from the observations. It is no secret that if you walk with your head raised high, respectively, and nose, you can fall. Therefore, those who are condescending, arrogant and dismissive about people saying they turn up their noses. Consider the examples.

The Playboys and the first beauty school (Institute) always turn your nose up

The Subtitle needs no proof. Much more interesting is why these people go, with his nose, as if the devil himself named brother. It's very simple: when a person achieves something out of the ordinary, he thinks he's special. Needless to say that everyone has their own “number”, that is, the system of values and priorities.

People for life changes, and what is important, for example, school or Institute, it does not matter in the life of an adult. Moreover, sometimes the first beauty and the playboys colleges little what to achieve in life, despite the fact that once, long ago, they went with their nose.

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idiom perk

Why? It's very simple: if people from an early age received the attention and glory, then he may develop a false view of life – they say, it all goes just like that, only because you are very handsome or very clever. This is not to forget the lessons that were given to the great men of the past: the success of the 1% of the talent (natural abilities) and 99% of work. Unfortunately, those who are too self-important (ie, walk with their nose), forget about this has already become a truism the truth. Well, share it, and we turn to morality.

The moral of the idiom

The Reason the tone of the expression “perk” dismissive. In addition, the existence of a person who does not have the habit to look at others, there is some shakiness. Life is unpredictable. Fallen empires – not the fact that people. As we noted at the beginning, someone who looks too high up, hard to keep track of what is happening under his feet, and then sooner or later a fall is inevitable.

So the idiom “perk”, and calls too to put on airs, then to not be ashamed before the people. Here's a simple morality, but how much she is needed and important!


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