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to thumb your nose at someone

to thumb your nose at some·one
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too thuhm yoo r, yawr, yohr nohz at suhm-wuhn, -wuh n]
    • /tu θʌm yʊər, yɔr, yoʊr noʊz æt ˈsʌmˌwʌn, -wən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too thuhm yoo r, yawr, yohr nohz at suhm-wuhn, -wuh n]
    • /tu θʌm yʊər, yɔr, yoʊr noʊz æt ˈsʌmˌwʌn, -wən/

Definition of to thumb your nose at someone words

  • phrase to thumb your nose at someone If you thumb your nose at someone, you behave in a way that shows that you do not care what they think. 0
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Parts of speech for To thumb your nose at someone

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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to thumb your nose at someone popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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