ritz
ostentatious or pretentious display.
Slang. to treat with condescension; snub: The star ritzed the reporters and got bad press as a result.
Idioms about ritz
put on the ritz, Informal. to live in elegance and luxury, especially to make an ostentatious show of one's wealth: They put on the ritz to impress their guests.: Also put on the Ritz.
Origin of ritz
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How to use ritz in a sentence
The head banquet man at the ritz-Carlton Hotel in New York City started serving the concoction as a menu staple in 1938.
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A doorman at the ritz-Carlton took to serving him carrots on a silver tray.
I had the privilege of interviewing Mohammed Assaf before he took the stage at The ritz.
And Truth Revolt plans to bring active pressure to bear on sponsors and advertisers, as it is doing with ritz and Sharpton.
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Afterwards we saw you once or twice at tea at the ritz, and you took off your hat, so you must have remembered then.
Rosemary in Search of a Father | C. N. Williamson"They said at ritz's that he was one of the young millionaires, well known already in America," the fat woman reflected aloud.
Rosemary in Search of a Father | C. N. WilliamsonThe two men had been out to lunch at the ritz with Violet, and had walked across the Park home.
The Double Four | E. Phillips OppenheimThe only thing I learnt was that she was staying at the "ritz."
An Onlooker in France 1917-1919 | William OrpenI'd go to the ritz or the Carlton and order the finest dinner for three that the most experienced chef ever heard of.
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British Dictionary definitions for ritz
/ (rɪts) /
put on the ritz to assume a superior air or make an ostentatious display
Origin of ritz
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