Idiom
big head
Meaning
An inflated ego, an exaggerated belief in one's own importance.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Don't get a big head just because you won one game.”
“His recent promotion gave him a big head, and now he refuses to listen to his coworkers.”
“Despite his impressive academic achievements, he managed to avoid developing a big head by remaining humble and open to criticism from his peers.”
Examples
simple
“Don't get a big head just because you won one game.”
contextual
“His recent promotion gave him a big head, and now he refuses to listen to his coworkers.”
complex
“Despite his impressive academic achievements, he managed to avoid developing a big head by remaining humble and open to criticism from his peers.”
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