mirar por encima del hombro

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “look over the shoulder [of someone]”.

Verb

mirar por encima del hombro (first-person singular present miro por encima del hombro, first-person singular preterite miré por encima del hombro, past participle mirado por encima del hombro)

1. (idiomatic) to stick one's nose up

Further reading

• “mirar a alguien por encima del hombro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10