up her own ass
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9.9
- idiom
- Offensive
- 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
39
7.5
A person who thinks they are better than other people
12
7.0
Being only interested in your own needs and feelings
1
7.7
Thinking you are better than other people
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9.9
Thinks she is much better than other people
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6.9
Thinking you are better than other people
Antonyms
How Self-Absorbed
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7.8
- Offensive
1
9.9
- Offensive
23
6.6
24
5.4
- US
59
3.9
2
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'.