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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