look down on
look down upon
To think of (a person or thing) as less good or important; feel that (someone) is not as good as you are, or that (something) is not worth having or doing; consider inferior.
Mary looked down on her classmates because she was better dressed than they were.
Jack looked down on Al for his poor manners.
Miss Tracy likes tennis but she looks down on football as too rough.
People who are in positions of power should be careful not to look down on those who work for them.
Why does Alma look down on Mario; just because his family is so poor?
look down one's nose at
To think of as worthless; feel scorn for.
The banker's wife has beautiful china cups, and she looked down her nose at the plastic cups that Mrs. Brown used.
Harry has never had to work, and he looks down his nose at people in business.
Jerry was the athlete who looked down his nose at the weak student.
right down one's alley
right up one's alley
In accordance with one's specialty or predilection.
This kind of preclassical music is right up Bill's alley; after all, he wrote his Ph.D. on Bach.
shove down one's throat
ram down one's throat
To force you to do or agree to (something not wanted or liked.)
We didn't want Mr. Bly to speak at our banquet, but the planning committee shoved him down our throats.
The president was against the idea, but the club members rammed it down his throat.