up her own ass
- idiom
- Offensive
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egocéntrica (vulgar, ofensivo)
- Anyone who doesn't have his head up his own ass can see where this Fed-induced mania will end.
Examples
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She is so focused on her own success that it's hard to talk to her; she's really got her head up her own ass.
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Oh, I know, when he made it loud and clear he only cared about his own interests and was pretty much delusional. I told him he needed to open up his mind and that I was surprised he hadn't suffocated due to his head being so far up his own ass, and I ignored the rest of the dumb stuff he continued to write. Lmao!
Blog text (25) -
His constant bragging makes it clear that he's just up his own ass and doesn't care about anyone else's opinions.
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It's frustrating dealing with someone who's so up her own ass that she can't see the bigger picture.
Synonyms
22
7.5
A person who thinks they are better than other people
9
7.0
Being only interested in your own needs and feelings
Thinks she is much better than other people
Thinking you are better than other people
Thinking you are better than other people
Antonyms
How Self-Absorbed
58
7.8
- Offensive
- Offensive
24
6.6
24
5.4
- US
56
3.9
1
6.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
The literal meanings of 'up', 'her', 'own' and 'ass' (direction, possession, and a body part) do not transparently compose to the meaning 'extremely self-absorbed'; the phrase is a crude idiom/metaphor whose figurative sense is culturally specific. A B1 learner who knows the individual words would be unlikely to infer the idiomatic meaning without prior exposure, so this should be treated as opaque.
Etymology
Up her own ass is a rude image: imagine someone's head pushed so far up their own ass that they only see themselves. So it means being 'self-absorbed' or 'full of themselves'.