Nina püsti käima

Meaning: To be snooty and arrogant.

Literally: To walk with your nose up

Example: “Pärast edutamist käib ta nina püsti.” — Since the promotion, he's had a big head.

English equivalent: To have a big head

Origin: Walking with one's nose in the air is the posture of someone who looks down on everybody. The phrase means being stuck-up, like English "to have one's nose in the air." No particular story lies behind it.

Equivalents in other languages

French: Avoir la grosse tête Literally: To have a big head
French: Avoir le melon Literally: To have the melon
Albanian: I rri gjel dikujt Literally: He stands like a rooster to someone
Swedish: styv i korken Literally: Stiff in the cork
English: too big for one's britches
French: Se croire sorti de la cuisse de Jupiter Literally: To think oneself born from Jupiter's thigh
French: Se croire le premier moutardier du pape Literally: To think oneself the pope's chief mustard-maker
English: have a big head