Don't put on airs with me. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Fair islands, flush with flowers, and rich in airs. From Wordnik.com. [Poems: Descriptive, Dramatic, Legendary and Contemplative, by William Gilmore Simms, Esq. In Two Volumes: Vol. I. I. Norman Maurice, a Tragedy; II. Atalantis, a Tale of the Sea; III. Tales and Traditions of the South; IV. The City of the Silent] Reference
(Oh, and FYI: Great Pumpkin airs tonight at 8 p.m. EDT on ABC.). From Wordnik.com. ['It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown': Just say no to the rapping promo! | EW.com] Reference
Stargate Universe Season 1 Episode 17 with the title Pain airs on Friday, May 14 2010 at 09: 00 pm. From Wordnik.com. [Planet-x.com.au » Stargate Universe Season 1 Episode 17: Pain | DVD Movies Online] Reference
The guy has no airs, which is something of a miracle. From Wordnik.com. [chron.com Chronicle] Reference
It’s a syndicated show, so where and when it airs is different for everyone …. From Wordnik.com. [Buffy's Charisma Carpenter guests on 'Legend of the Seeker' | EW.com] Reference
How many of poor Albinia'a so-called airs should justly have been laid to Lucy's account?. From Wordnik.com. [The Young Step-Mother] Reference
They were trained to perform special moves used in battle known as airs above the ground. From Wordnik.com. [10connects.com Local News] Reference
The St. Pierre would here protrude her chin; she knew Madame by heart; she always called her airs of. From Wordnik.com. [Villette] Reference
“There is not a woman in society, with her mincing airs, that is worth the honest nature of that young animal.”. From Wordnik.com. [The Imaginary Mistress] Reference
The St. Pierre would here protrude her chin; she knew Madame by heart; she always called her airs of "bonté" -- "des grimaces.". From Wordnik.com. [Villette] Reference
Nobody abhors pretention more than I, but what actually strikes me as worse than 'airs' are actually fakes. From Wordnik.com. [Amy Swift: Ladies Who Launch: Wine in Cheaps Clothing] Reference
And since it has the blessing of Paramount, I guess we'd have to consider it as part of the Canon when it finally "airs". From Wordnik.com. [CHEKOV'S TREK-OFF] Reference
Tomorrow, the first of what is intended to be a continuing series 'airs' on the DiscoMermaids site, truck on over and check it out!. From Wordnik.com. [The WritingYA Weblog: 4 More Reasons Why... Jay Asher is very cool] Reference
He's like a fresh west wind that 'airs' a house so wonderfully. From Wordnik.com. [Reels and Spindles A Story of Mill Life] Reference
He was entirely free from the "airs" which some self-made men put on. From Wordnik.com. [Personal Recollections of Birmingham and Birmingham Men] Reference
"Dat Cain 'oman is puttin 'on mo' airs 'n ef she own' somebody," sniffed Mrs. Rufus. From Wordnik.com. [The Partners] Reference
He never put on any "airs," and he stoutly took Leon's part against the aggressive Mosey Louis. From Wordnik.com. [Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906] Reference
He pointed out, also, that various gases, or "airs," as he called them, were contained in many solid substances. From Wordnik.com. [A History of Science: in Five Volumes. Volume IV: Modern Development of the Chemical and Biological Sciences] Reference
But it was still with some regret that I purchased yet another pair of comfortably cushioned Clarks 'airs' yesterday. From Wordnik.com. [needled] Reference
There were those indeed who talked of "airs" and "mannerisms," but their faint voices were lost in the general shouting. From Wordnik.com. [A Great Success] Reference
The maid, in madame's dress, putting on "airs," is merely giving an outlet to that which has entered into her from her clothes. From Wordnik.com. [The Second Generation] Reference
Priestley was an English theologian and natural philosopher who is best known with this experimental works with gases or "airs". From Wordnik.com. [About.com Chemistry] Reference
With these a "good fellow" ranked all the higher for not possessing the graces or, as they would term them, the "airs" of society. From Wordnik.com. [Twenty Years of Congress, Volume 2 (of 2) From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860] Reference
"airs" were interwoven with French, in a chronological survey running across the 17th century. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph] Reference
“She’s wonderfully delicate, no doubt,” rejoined Miss Ashford; “these kind of airs are really very ridiculous.”. From Wordnik.com. [Caroline; or, the Diversities of Fortune] Reference
Do they get to view the finished product before it airs?. From Wordnik.com. ['Real' Life] Reference
On another station, Clear Channel airs Morning Drive, a syndicated talk show. From Wordnik.com. [Good Morning, New Orleans] Reference
The question won't be whether some rag or Web site airs dirty linen, but when. From Wordnik.com. [The Fallout] Reference
The Italian network RAI airs dubbed re-runs of "Mary Tyler Moore" every night. From Wordnik.com. [Why We Care] Reference
Corigliano talked with the students, listened and eventually took down the airs. From Wordnik.com. [Fantasies For An Orchestra] Reference
(He says it airs on Labor Day weekend.) "I slapped Mary around only once and she knows it," Pierce said. From Wordnik.com. [Double Fault] Reference
Hopkins, with his reedy voice and effete airs, is still quite delicious in the part that won him an Oscar. From Wordnik.com. [Knock, Knock. Who's There?] Reference
While Dubrovnik has a new airport, the much busier facility in Split still has its old wartime airs about it. From Wordnik.com. [Escape To The Balkans] Reference
Of 11 women on the 44-episode run, which was taped last year but airs through October, six have married or are about to. From Wordnik.com. [Love Is A Game (Show)] Reference
"In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco," which airs May 23, isn't just the latest attempt to turn real-life tragedy into a Nielsen payoff. From Wordnik.com. [Racing The News Crews] Reference
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