Provençal expression

vòu se mouca pu aut que soun nas

Character

Literal translation

he wants to blow his nose higher than his nose

Meaning

he wants to rise above his station

Explanation

Someone whose ambitions exceed his station, as if he wanted to blow his nose higher than his own nose.

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