не задирай

don't raise

→ не

phrase Rare #47,716

don't raise The exact meaning depends on the object: it can mean “don't lift” or “don't provoke/pick on.” In the expression «не задирай нос», it means “don't get conceited.”

RU: Не задирай руку так высоко.

EN: Don't raise your hand so high.

Не задирай нос.

Don't get too cocky.

— Славные парни (1990)

Ты нос, давай, не задирай, а то правда сожру.

You’re all nose, come on, don’t get cocky, or I really will eat you.

— The Last Warrior (2017)

Жопу не задирай.

Don't get your ass in the air.

— Ветер, который качает вереск (2006)

Не задирай ее.

Don't rile her up.

— Расёмон (1950)