swollen head
They are swollen-headed semi-intellectuals.
They have done well, but do not allow them to get swollen-headed.
Swollen-headed actors should take note.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Showing arrogance and conceit
(as) proud as Luciferidiom
airs and gracesidiom
arrogant
arrogantly
as if you owned the placeidiom
egoistic
egoistically
egomaniacal
egomaniacally
egotistic
patronizing
patronizingly
pomposity
pompous
pompously
swaggerer
swollen head
talk down to someone
think the (whole) world revolves around youidiom
throw your weight aroundidiom
Examples of swollen-headed
swollen-headed
If they do, the next generation will be a
swollen-
headed generation.
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Hansard archive
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He learns to accept praise without getting
swollen-
headed and is ready to be corrected if he has done wrong.
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Wikipedia
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