«قِلَّه وْعَامِلْ قَنَاطَهْ»

The expression mocks a person who is small, whether in build or in importance, yet behaves with pride and a sour, scowling manner toward others. Here smallness means slight size or stature, not scarcity. The joke lies in the mismatch: there is so little of them, yet they act as though they tower over everyone.

More broadly, it criticizes pretension that has nothing behind it. The haughtiness meant is not just inner vanity but a frowning, superior bearing shown to people. A speaker uses it to deflate someone whose sulky arrogance far exceeds any real stature, worth, or achievement.

Use it as a teasing or scornful remark about someone of little size or standing who frowns at others with an air of superiority. It stings, so avoid it where courtesy and tact matter.