swelled head

swelled head
*a swelled head
Fig. a state of being conceited. (*Typically: get \swelled head; have \swelled head; give someone \swelled head.) •

John got a swelled head after he won the prize.

Don't get a swelled head from all this success.

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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./ -[swell-headed] {adj. phr.} * /After he was elected captain of the team, Bob became swell-headed./ Compare: BIG HEAD.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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