give oneself airs
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Verb
give oneself airs (third-person singular simple present gives oneself airs, present participle giving oneself airs, simple past gave oneself airs, past participle given oneself airs)
- (idiomatic, intransitive) To act pretentiously, or in a snobbish manner; to swagger.
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Translations
to act pretentiously
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