Avoir le melon

Meaning: To be bigheaded and conceited.

Language: French

Literally: To have the melon

Category: Food & Drink

Origin: Modern French slang in which the swollen, melon-sized head pictures inflated self-importance.

More idioms — Food & Drink

• To have egg on your face — To look foolish or embarrassed.
• Da haben wir den Salat — Now we've got a fine mess.
• Den Löffel abgeben — To die.
• Ins Fettnäpfchen treten — To commit an embarrassing social blunder.
• Estar en el ajo — To be in on a secret or scheme.
• Tener mala uva — To have a nasty temper or ill intentions.

More French idioms

• Mettre la charrue avant les bœufs — To do things in the wrong order.
• Avoir le cœur sur la main — To be very generous and giving.
• Tirer son épingle du jeu — To extract yourself cleverly from a tricky situation.
• Être soupe au lait — To be quick-tempered and flare up easily.
• Ne pas être sorti de l'auberge — To be far from done with one's troubles.
• Avoir la pêche — To be full of energy and on top form.

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