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Tdol

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You can check your answer here.
 

Devil's tear

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Is there any difference between: Look down on and look down upon?
 

philadelphia

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'Look down on' because of the superiority.
 

Teia

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Look down on is definitely the right answer.
 

RonBee

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mykwyner

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We look down on them, but we talk down to them.
 

Myron

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I would choose look down 'on' or 'upon' rather than 'to'.:up:
 
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