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to have tickets on oneself

to have tickets on oneself

9.9
To think you are better than other people
  • idiom
  • Archaic
translation icon : creerse mucho
  • After getting a promotion, he started acting like he had tickets on himself.

Examples

  • Don't have tickets on yourself just because you won the award!

  • She really has tickets on herself after that performance.

  • Don’t have tickets on yourself just because you won one match.

  • Some people say she has tickets on herself, but I think she's just confident.

  • After winning the contest, he started to have tickets on himself and bragged about his skills.

  • You shouldn't have tickets on yourself just because you received a compliment; stay humble.

  • Many believe she has tickets on herself since she always boasts about her achievements.

Synonyms

to give oneself airs
vsto have tickets on oneself
1 8.1

To act as if you are better than other people

is a personal belief of being more important rather than only a show
to egotrip
vsto have tickets on oneself
  • Informal
9.9

Act in a way that shows off to make yourself feel important

expresses feeling superior and worth more rather than seeking attention

Antonyms

modesty
27 3.5

Not being proud or bragging about your abilities

self-effacement
1 8.3

Behaving quietly and not trying to get attention

How Arrogant

haughty
14 8.1
conceited
24 5.4
to have tickets on oneself
  • Archaic
9.9
arrogant
260 4.5
vainness
6.9

Surface Forms

have tickets on oneself infinitive
had tickets on oneself past
had tickets on oneself past participle
having tickets on oneself present participle
has tickets on oneself third person singular

Morphology

have + tickets + on + oneself

The sense 'to consider oneself more important' is not transparently built from the literal meanings of 'have' + 'tickets' + 'on' + 'oneself' — a learner who knows those words would most likely interpret a physical possession of tickets rather than conceit. This is a dialectal/idiomatic usage where the metaphorical link (why 'tickets' should mean self-importance) is unpredictable without prior exposure, so it would be opaque to a B1 learner.

Etymology

Have tickets on oneself may come from the idea of betting on yourself: if you literally had tickets 'on' oneself, you were sure you would win. So, the phrase now means 'to think you are better than you are' or 'to be conceited'.