IdiomBody & Senses
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Englishhave a big head
Meaning: To be conceited; to think too highly of oneself.
Example: “Ever since he won the spelling bee, he's had a big head.”
Origin: "Big head" for conceit dates from around 1800: success or flattery is imagined making the head swell.
Other ways to say this
French: Avoir la grosse tête Literally: To have a big head- French: Avoir le melon Literally: To have the melon
Estonian: Nina püsti käima Literally: To walk with your nose up
Albanian: I rri gjel dikujt Literally: He stands like a rooster to someone
Swedish: styv i korken Literally: Stiff in the cork- English: too big for one's britches
- French: Se croire sorti de la cuisse de Jupiter Literally: To think oneself born from Jupiter's thigh
- French: Se croire le premier moutardier du pape Literally: To think oneself the pope's chief mustard-maker
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- get lucky To succeed in having a sexual encounter.
- shout it from the rooftops To tell everyone about something, openly and loudly.
- bare one's teeth To show hostility and a readiness to fight.
- one's eyes are bigger than one's stomach To take more food than one can eat; more broadly, to want more than one can handle.
- have a memory like an elephant To remember things, especially slights, for a very long time.
- be in the thick of it To be in the busiest or most intense part of an activity.
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