"don't get above your raising" meaning in All languages combined

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Proverb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|proverb}} don't get above your raising
  1. (Southern US) Do not act in a manner not in keeping with the way you were brought up. Wikipedia link: don't get above your raising Tags: Southern-US Synonyms: don't get above your raisin', getting above your raising, getting above your raisin' Related terms: act above one's station, forget where one came from, pretense, snobbery

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