词汇 | get-above-yourself |
释义 | get above yourselfidiommainly UKinformaldisapproving to act as though you are more important than you really are: My father advised me to work hard, treat others with respect and never get above myself. Anyone suspected of getting above himself would soon be cut down to size. Ever since being given the power of attorney she’d been getting above herself. One of my teachers said to me, “People like you don’t go to university. You’re getting above yourself.” His colleagues fear that he has got above himself socially. Showing arrogance and conceit (as) proud as Luciferidiom airs and gracesidiom arrogant arrogantly as if you owned the placeidiom egoistic egoistically egomaniacal egomaniacally egotistic patronizingly pomposity pompous pompously popinjay swollen head swollen-headed talk down to someone think the (whole) world revolves around youidiom throw your weight aroundidiom |
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