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Phrase(s): look down (at someone or something)
1. to turn one’s gaze downward at someone or something. • She looked down at me and giggled at the awkward position I was in. • She looked down and burst into laughter. 2. and look down one’s nose at someone or something; look down on someone or something to view someone or something as lowly or unworthy. • She looked down at all the waiters and treated them badly. • They looked down on our humble food. • Don’t look down your nose at my car just because it’s rusty and noisy.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs