First Known Use: 1696
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de haut en bas
adjective or adverb \də-ō-täⁿ-bä\
Definition of DE HAUT EN BAS
: of superiority : of or with condescension
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Origin of DE HAUT EN BAS
French, literally, from top to bottom
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