"Hifalutin" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... beat," Mr. Kimball was saying to himself, as nobody paid attention. "You might knock me over with a feather! To think o' that old reecluse that won't know nobody, him nor his sister, an' is so hifalutin' smart, a-bustin' out so polite ...
— Five Little Peppers at School • Margaret Sidney
... king of instruments with the utmost ease and confidence. He has no useless flourish in his manner, and none of the 'hifalutin' in his style. He draws and pushes his bow, and the instrument responds with delightful sweetness and passionate eloquence. He is probably entitled to a place in the catalogue of first-class violinists. Certainly those who heard him last night ...
— Music and Some Highly Musical People • James M. Trotter |
