beneath one's dignity
Example Sentences
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To hurt an Archibald was a trifle beneath one's dignity.
From Why Joan? by Kelly, Eleanor Mercein
Ah, you laugh," said he, "and in your human conceit you find it quite beneath one's dignity to occupy one's self with dogs, when there are so many human beings.
From The Merchant of Berlin An Historical Novel by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)
