put on frills

put on frills
разг.
(put on frills (side или dog; амер. put on the dog))
важничать, чваниться, держаться высокомерно, зазнаваться, слишком много о себе воображать; ≈ задирать нос [put on side первонач. бильярдный термин; от него произошло слово sidy важничающий, зазнавшийся]

I shouldn't have thought a missionary was such a big bug that he could afford to put on frills. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘Rain’) — По-моему, миссионер не такая уж важная птица, чтобы чваниться.

We know about his having been in the F. O. and all that, but he never put on any frills. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘A Casual Affair’) — Мы знаем, что он прежде служил в Министерстве иностранных дел. Но он никогда не задирал носа.

And if you talk natural to 'em, way we do here, and show finesse and what you might call a broad point of view, why, they think you're putting on side. (S. Lewis, ‘Babbitt’, ch. VIII) — Разговоришься с ними, вот как мы с вами, проявишь тонкость мысли, то, что называется широким кругозором, а они сразу думают, ты перед ними павлиний хвост распустил.

‘By the way, what were you doing here tonight..?’ ‘Oh, I like to put on the dog now and then,’ said Rothermel. (J. O'Hara, ‘From the Terrace’) — - Кстати, что вы делали сегодня вечером в этом отеле..? - Надо же покрасоваться когда-нибудь, - ответил Ротермел.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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