Choose the meaning of the idiom "put on airs".

to fly a kiteCorrect answerYour answerto be cheerfulCorrect answerYour answerto act as if more important than one isCorrect answerYour answerto dress upCorrect answerYour answer

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To put on airs is to behave as if you are better than others.

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Dress up is close, but the idiom is about behaving grandly, not clothes.

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Choose the meaning of the idiom "put on airs".

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