idiommainlyUKinformaldisapprovingtoactas though you are moreimportantthan you really are:Myfatheradvisedme toworkhard,treatotherswithrespectand never get above myself.Anyonesuspectedof getting above himself wouldsoonbecutdown tosize.Ever since being given thepowerofattorneyshe’d been getting above herself.One of myteacherssaid to me, “People like you don’t go touniversity. You’re getting above yourself.”Hiscolleaguesfearthat he has got above himselfsocially.SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesShowing arrogance and conceit
(as) proud as Luciferidiom
airs and gracesidiom
arrogant
arrogantly
as ifyouowned the placeidiom
dog
egocentric
egocentrically
egoistic
egomaniacal
overweeningly
patronize
patronizing
pomposity
pompous
talk down tosomeone
think the (whole) world revolves aroundyouidiom
throwyourweight aroundidiom
tin god
toffee-nosed
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