神气活现

kàn tā nà shén qì huó xiàn de yàng zi zhēn jiào rén shòu bu liǎo

看她那神气活现的样子，真叫人受不了。

Look how she gives herself airs. It's really unbearable.

tā shén qì huó xiàn sì hū bù xiè hé wǒ men yī bān rén dǎ jiāo dào

他神气活现，似乎不屑和我们一般人打交道。

He acts as if he's too good to associate with us ordinary folks.

nǐ qù gěi tā diǎn liǎn sè kàn ràng tā xià bù liǎo tái kàn tā hái néng shén qì huó xiàn

你去给她点脸色看，让她下不了台，看她还能神气活现？

You go and show her a thing or two, bring her down a peg and see if she can still be so high and mighty.

nǐ zěn me zhè yàng shén qì huó xiàn

你怎么这样神气活现？

What are you looking so smug about?

tā biàn de xiàng huǒ jī yī yàng shén qì huó xiàn

他变得像火鸡一样神气活现。

He swelled like a turkey cock.