Definition of "high and mighty" in английский

Adjective

1. Overbearingly arrogant; ostentatiously self-important or self-aggrandizing.

   • The high and mighty are to be found at the Fairlawn Country Club on pleasant afternoons.
   • Ever since she was placed in the gifted program, she's become so high and mighty that no one wants to be near her.

2. A courtesy title applied to members of the States General of the Dutch Republic