high and mighty

Meaning

1. Oxford100% of films

   behaving as though you think you are more important than other people

   You guys act like you're so fucking high and mighty, like you've never made a goddamn mistake before.

   You think you're so goddamned high and mighty just 'cause you're a goddamned lighthouse keeper?

In the movies · 4

• Mr. Fucking-Clean. Mr. Fucking-Goddamn-High-and-Mighty.The Town2010
• You think you're so goddamned high and mighty just 'cause you're a goddamned lighthouse keeper?The Lighthouse2019
• You guys act like you're so fucking high and mighty, like you've never made a goddamn mistake before.This Is the End2013
• Mr. High and Mighty.Sin City2005
• High-and-mighty... Untrustworthy, ungrateful, impossible, insufferable...Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas2003
• Pretty high and mighty coming from the lackey of a genocidal maniac.Guardians of the Galaxy2014
• Mr Darcy's not half as high and mighty as you sometimes.Pride & Prejudice2005
• Cut your high and mighty bullshit. l don't need my life-- Shut your fucking child mouth.Looper2012

Learn it in full scenes

• The Town2010
  • The Crew Learns the Hostage's Address
  • FBI Explains the Charlestown Trade
  • Krista Shows Up at the Bar
• This Is the End2013
  • Seth Picks Jay Up at LAX
  • Seth Talks Jay Into the Party
  • Franco Gives the House Tour

From the same entry

• be on your high horse
• have a high old time
• high and dry
• high as a kite
• in high dudgeon
• smell, stink, to high heaven
• hell or high water
• take, claim, seize, the moral high ground
• of a high order
• a high profile
• it's about time
• on high