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.
give sb a swelled head
Idiom(s): give sb a swelled head
Theme: PRAISE
to make someone conceited. • Fame gave John a swelled head. • Don't let this success give you a swelled head.
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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. -
swelled head, have a
swelled head, have a Be conceited, as in Winning all those prizes has not given her a swelled head, at least not yet. This idiom began as be swellheaded, first recorded in 1817. The present form dates from about 1860. For a synonym see big head, have a.
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