put on airs
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Adams, who identifies as two-spirit — the term used by Indigenous communities for those who are nonbinary — did not put on airs.
From New York Times • Dec. 14, 2022
Sometimes you get intimidated by people because of their intellect, but she never put on airs.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 25, 2022
His voters like that he doesn't put on airs or act as though he is better than they are.
From Salon • Aug. 24, 2018
“He was really deep, but he didn’t put on airs about his knowledge.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2018
It let her feel like she was distancing herself from her mother, who Terryl always felt put on airs that everything was okay.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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