How do you use "Above your station" in a sentence?

Getting ideas above your station. Don't go getting above your station. Accused of acting above her station.

Above your station

Q: What does "Above your station" mean?

Acting superior to your social class Behaving as if you belong to a higher social class than you do. A criticism rooted in traditional class hierarchy.

Slang Term British ★★★☆☆ Moderate Neutral

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Meaning: Acting superior to your social class

表现得比自己的社会阶层高

Comportarse como si se fuera de una clase social superior

自分の社会的地位以上に偉そうに振る舞う

자신의 사회적 계급보다 위인 척 행동하는

Behaving as if you belong to a higher social class than you do. A criticism rooted in traditional class hierarchy.

表现得好像属于比实际更高的社会阶层。这是一种根植于传统阶级等级制度的批评。

Comportarse como si se perteneciera a una clase social más alta de la que realmente se tiene. Una crítica arraigada en la jerarquía de clases tradicional.

実際よりも高い社会階級に属しているかのように振る舞うこと。伝統的な階級制度に根ざした批判。

자신보다 높은 사회적 계급에 속하는 것처럼 행동하는 것. 전통적인 계급 체계에 뿌리를 둔 비판.

Examples

Getting ideas above your station.
有了超出自己身份的想法
tener ínfulas de grandeza
分不相応な考えを持つ
분수에 넘치는 생각을 하다.
Don't go getting above your station.
别不知道自己几斤几两
no te subas de categoría
身の程をわきまえなさい
주제넘은 생각은 하지 마.
Accused of acting above her station.
被指责举止超出了自己的身份
la acusaron de darse aires de grandeza
身分不相応な振る舞いだと非難された
신분에 맞지 않는 행동을 한다고 비난받았다.

Pronunciation

Usage Guide

Context: class criticism, traditional

Tone: critical, old-fashioned

✓ Do Say

Ideas above your station
超出身份的想法
ínfulas de grandeza
分不相応な考え
분수에 넘치는 생각
Getting above yourself
不知天高地厚
creerse más de lo que se es
身の程知らずになる
주제넘게 굴다

✗ Don't Say

Very old-fashioned and classist
非常老派且有阶级歧视色彩
Muy anticuado y clasista
非常に時代遅れで階級差別的
매우 구식이고 계층 차별적

Common Mistakes

Using seriously in modern context

Origin & History

From the rigid British class system where everyone had their 'station' (place) in society. Acting 'above' it was considered presumptuous.

Etymology: Above (higher than) + station (social position)

First recorded: 18th-19th century

Cultural Context

Era: 18th-19th century, still understood

Generation: Older generations

Social background: Enforcing class boundaries

Pop culture: Period dramas; Downton Abbey

Regional notes: British class terminology.

Variations

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