stuck on oneself
- idiom
- Offensive
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engreído
- His arrogance shows that he is truly stuck on himself.
Examples
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- Not only is he stuck on himself, he's kinda cute.
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He's so stuck on himself, you know.
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She always talks about her achievements; it's clear she's stuck on herself.
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It's exhausting to be around someone who's so stuck on themselves.
Synonyms
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3.9
A person who is only interested in their own needs and not in other people's feelings
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6.3
A person who thinks only about their own needs and not about other people
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7.5
A person who thinks they are better than other people
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5.8
Acting as if you are better than other people
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7.4
Thinking only of oneself and not caring about other people's feelings
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7.0
Being only interested in your own needs and feelings
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4.9
Too pleased with yourself in a way that annoys others
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8.6
A person who only cares about themselves and thinks they are more important than other people
Thinks she is much better than other people
Thinking you are better than other people
Thinking you are better than other people
Being too satisfied with yourself and not seeing your mistakes
Antonyms
How Conceited
Surface Forms
Morphology
The components 'stuck' (fixed/attached) + 'on' + 'oneself' (one's own self) allow a learner to infer being fixedly focused on oneself, so the basic idea of self-preoccupation is derivable from the parts. However, the evaluative sense 'excessively high opinion of oneself / conceited' requires a metaphorical extension from being 'stuck on' to being vain and is not fully predictable without exposure, so the expression is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Stuck on oneself gives the picture of a person who is stuck to a mirror, always looking at oneself and not noticing other people, and that's why it means 'having a very high opinion of oneself' or being self-absorbed.