to look down on someone, to look down one's nose on someone; to talk down, to patronize

(bout of) retching, gagging

(figuratively) interesting, colorful

hands down, with flying colours

chin up!

(informal, figuratively) to come down to earth with a bump, to go back to earth with a bump, to have one's hopes dashed, to be very disappointed

the best of the bunch, the pick of the litter, the cream of the crop, the upper crust, the top of the barrel

hands up! stick 'em up! reach for the sky!

loud and clear, loudly

Breitenbach-Haut-Rhin (a city in the Haut-Rhin department, France)