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stuffed shirt

idiom

One who is pompous or self-important, especially one who is either officious or punctilious in a position of authority.


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Related idioms5entries
  1. 01

    get one's shirt out

    To become angry or annoyed; to lose one's temper.

  2. 02

    lose one's shirt

    To lose all of one's money; to go broke; to undergo financial ruin or disaster.

  3. 03

    stuffed like a turkey

    Very full from overeating.

  4. 04

    stuffed to the gills

    Completely full.

  5. 05

    the shirt off one's back

    Everything currently in the possession of a person.

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