holier-than-thou

“It’s like a milkshake gone bad. I don’t like holier-than-thou people. I hate that.”

I like that Shetty doesn’t approach his work from a holier-than-thou perspective — his general vibe seems to be, This is what worked for me, and if you want to try it, cool.

The appeal of “Unholy” comes from the way it wags a lusty finger at holier-than-thou puritanism and presents queerness as the basis of aesthetic liberation.

Longtime friends lauded Hartmire’s ability to weave his community into social justice causes without coming across as holier-than-thou.

“And for someone so holier-than-thou on reducing emissions, Buttigieg sure doesn’t seem to mind the pollution caused by his literal jet-setting,” Ms. Sutherland said.