turn up one's nose

Etymology
A description of a gesture possibly universally understood as indicating scorn, contempt or disgust.

Already found in Ancient Greek as, from (intensifier with additional senses of out from or of the nature of) and , from the stem.

Verb

 * 1) To make the gesture of raising one's nose, as a sign of scorn, contempt or disgust.
 * 2)  To regard with contempt or scorn; to treat with contempt or scorn; to ignore or disregard in a contemptuous or scornful way.
 * 3) * 1958, annotated translation based on documents deriving from postulated c.85 Greek text attributed to Luke (ἐξεμυκτήριζον δὲ καὶ οἱ ἄρχοντες σὺν αὐτοῖς λέγοντες· Ἄλλους ἔσωσε, σωσάτω ἑαυτόν, εἰ οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ Χριστὸς ὁ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐκλεκτός.). Lockman Foundation, The Amplified New Testament, used in 1965 Zondervan Corporation, The Amplified Bible, Luke 23:35:
 * ... but the rulers scoffed and sneered (turned up their noses) at Him, saying, He rescued others; let Him now rescue Himself, if He is the Christ (the Messiah) of God, His Chosen One!
 * 1)  To refuse, especially with disgust, contempt or scorn; to refuse with apparent disregard about offending the offerer.
 * I tried to help, but they turned up their noses at my advice.
 * 1) * 1958, annotated translation based on documents deriving from postulated c.85 Greek text attributed to Luke (ἐξεμυκτήριζον δὲ καὶ οἱ ἄρχοντες σὺν αὐτοῖς λέγοντες· Ἄλλους ἔσωσε, σωσάτω ἑαυτόν, εἰ οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ Χριστὸς ὁ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐκλεκτός.). Lockman Foundation, The Amplified New Testament, used in 1965 Zondervan Corporation, The Amplified Bible, Luke 23:35:
 * ... but the rulers scoffed and sneered (turned up their noses) at Him, saying, He rescued others; let Him now rescue Himself, if He is the Christ (the Messiah) of God, His Chosen One!
 * 1)  To refuse, especially with disgust, contempt or scorn; to refuse with apparent disregard about offending the offerer.
 * I tried to help, but they turned up their noses at my advice.
 * 1)  To refuse, especially with disgust, contempt or scorn; to refuse with apparent disregard about offending the offerer.
 * I tried to help, but they turned up their noses at my advice.

Translations

 * French: ,
 * Icelandic: fitja upp á nefið, setja upp hundshaus
 * Italian: arricciare il naso
 * Romanian: strâmba din nas
 * Russian: задирать нос


 * French: ,
 * Icelandic: fúlsa við
 * Italian: arricciare il naso
 * Polish:
 * Romanian: strâmba din nas
 * Turkish: