- swelled head
- noun Date: 1870 an exaggerated opinion of oneself ; self-conceit • swelled-headed adjective • swelled-headedness noun
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swelled head
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swelled head — n BIGHEAD * * * bighead (def. 2) … Medical dictionary
swelled-head — swelled head·ed·ness; … English syllables
swelled head — swelled′ head′ n. an inordinately grand opinion of oneself; conceit … From formal English to slang
swelled head — n. Informal an exaggerated notion of one s own worth … English World dictionary
swelled head — {n.}, {informal} A feeling that you are very important or more important than you really are. * /When John won the race, he got a swelled head./ * /Pretty girls shouldn t get a swelled head about it./ [swell headed] {adj. phr.} * /After he was… … Dictionary of American idioms
swelled head — {n.}, {informal} A feeling that you are very important or more important than you really are. * /When John won the race, he got a swelled head./ * /Pretty girls shouldn t get a swelled head about it./ [swell headed] {adj. phr.} * /After he was… … Dictionary of American idioms
swelled\ head — noun informal A feeling that you are very important or more important than you really are. When John won the race, he got a swelled head. Pretty girls shouldn t get a swelled head about it. swell headed adj. phr. After he was elected captain of… … Словарь американских идиом
swelled head — noun an exaggerated opinion of your own importance • Syn: ↑egotism, ↑self importance • Derivationally related forms: ↑self important (for: ↑self importance), ↑egotistic ( … Useful english dictionary
swelled head — feeling too proud, let it go to your head If I win the talent contest, I promise not to get a swelled head … English idioms
swelled head — a feeling that one is more important than one really is He has a swelled head since he got the new position in his company … Idioms and examples
swelled head — /swɛld ˈhɛd/ (say sweld hed) noun Colloquial an excessively high opinion of oneself; conceit: *Do you know who has put off his departure a whole day on purpose to see you – enough to give you {a} swelled head, young woman. –miles franklin, 1946 …
