a cat may look at a king »
Even a purported inferior has certain abilities, even in the presence of a purported superior
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a cut above »
Superior to; of a higher quality than.
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a notch above »
Superior to; of a higher quality than.
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all fur coat and no knickers »
Of superficial appearance and with no real substance beneath.
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all mouth and no trousers »
Superficial, engaging in empty, boastful talk, but not of real substance.
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all mouth and trousers »
Superficial, engaging in empty, boastful talk, but not of real substance.
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as all get-out »
Extremely; to a superlative degree; very much.
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bag of rations »
A fussy or overly zealous military superior.
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better than sex »
Superlative; wonderful.
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boss about »
To act in a bossy manner with another person, ordering them to do things, whether or not one is actually their superior.
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boss around »
To act in a bossy manner with another person, ordering them to do things, whether or not one is actually their superior.
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bragging rights »
The prerogative to praise oneself for an accomplishment or for possession of a superior characteristic.
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bring owls to Athens »
To undertake a pointless venture, one that is redundant, unnecessary, superfluous, or highly uneconomical.
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catch big air »
Superlative of catch air; make a big jump high off the ground.
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check out »
To have one's purchases recorded and bagged at a supermarket, and pay for it.
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cop out »
To avoid or shirk, either by failing to perform, or by performing in a grossly insufficient, negligent, or superficial manner.
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crème de la crème »
Best of the best; something that's superlative. The very best.
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different as chalk and cheese »
Two things which are superficially alike but very different in substance.
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drip »
To have a superabundance of valuable things. Usually followed by "with".
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fifth wheel »
Anything superfluous or unnecessary.
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first among equals »
A person or position that if formally equivalent to others in a group, but is superior in some attribute.
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first rate »
Superb, exceptional; of the best sort; very high quality.
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full of oneself »
Egotistical, believing oneself to be superior to others; preoccupied with one's own work, interests, point of view, etc.
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gild the lily »
To embellish or improve something unnecessarily; to add superfluous attributes to something.
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go by the board »
To be superseded, rejected, or obliterated; to pass by with little consequence; to amount to nothing.
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go large »
To supersize.
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head start »
A factor conducive to superiority and success.
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high ground »
A position of advantage or superiority in a conflict or competition.
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high horse »
An appearance or sense of smug superiority.
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jumped-up »
Describes a person who thinks he is superior in some way that the speaker disagrees with. For instance, of a higher class, or has more authority than they have in reality.
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kiss up »
To pay false flattery to another, particularly a superior at work, in order to get special attention.
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leave to one's own devices »
To leave alone, unsupervised, without assistance.
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lower the boom »
To use one's superior physical strength; clobber.
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moral high ground »
A position or point of view which is ethically superior or more reputable, in comparison to others which are under consideration.
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number one with a bullet »
Superlative; impossible to beat.
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off the chain »
Free from work or direct supervision. In reference to slave labor, where workers are chained, or to the figurative chain of workers of an assembly line.
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old school »
Characteristic of a style, outlook, or method employed in a former era, remembered either as inferior to the current style, or alternately, remembered nostalgically as superior or preferable to the new style, the older denoting something that would be considered out of date or out of fashion to some, but as such, is considered by others as cool and hip.
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out of sight »
Superb, excellent.
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over one's head »
Performing at a level greatly superior to one's usual level of performance.
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ride herd on »
To supervise a group of people, such as workers, and/or their actions, i.e. their work.
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skin deep »
superficial
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sugarcoated »
Made superficially more attractive. This often implies the reality has faults that are being hidden.
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sword and sorcery »
Of or pertaining to a genre of narratives—including short stories, novels, television shows, films, and computer games—which combines wizardry and other fantastical supernatural elements with violent combat using medieval weaponry..
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take the shadow for the substance »
To be easily deceived, credulous, superficial.
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talk like an apothecary »
To use hard or gallipot words: from the assumed gravity and affectation of knowledge generally put on by the gentlemen of this profession, who are commonly as superficial in their learning as they are pedantic in their language.
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think one's shit doesn't stink »
To be arrogant or snobbish; to feel superior to others.
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touch%C3%A9 »
An acknowledgement of the success, appropriateness or superiority of an argument, sometimes used sarcastically to mock one's opponent's absurd logic.
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up a creek without a paddle »
In a difficult situation, without any help. Superlative form of up a creek: most up a creek.
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world-beater »
Someone or something superior to all others of its sort.
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yes man »
A person who always agrees with his employer or superior.
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