dall'alto in basso

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Italian

Etymology

Calque of French de haut en bas.

Prepositional phrase

dall'alto in basso

  1. with condescension
    guardare dall'alto in basso
    to look down (on)
    (literally, “to look with condescension”)
  2. from head to foot
    squadrare qualcuno dall'alto in bassoto look someone over from head to foot