鼻が高い

鼻が高い (はながたかい) means to be proud.

Kana

はながたかい

Meaning

to be proud

Japanese Example

娘の活躍を見て、父は鼻が高かった。

Translation

Seeing his daughter do so well made her father proud.

Related idioms

みみにはさむ

to happen to hear something

目から鱗が落ちる

めからうろこがおちる

to have one’s eyes opened

くちがおもい

to be reserved and not talkative

to have trouble dealing with something