too big for his britches
had a swelled head
he was swelled with pride
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
swelled — swelled; un·swelled; … English syllables
swelled — index inflated (enlarged), turgid Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Swelled — Swell Swell, v. i. [imp. {Swelled}; p. p. {Swelled} or {Swollen}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swelling}.] [AS. swellan; akin to D. zwellen, OS. & OHG. swellan, G. schwellen, Icel. svella, Sw. sv[ a]lla.] 1. To grow larger; to dilate or extend the exterior… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Swelled — Swell Swell, v. i. [imp. {Swelled}; p. p. {Swelled} or {Swollen}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swelling}.] [AS. swellan; akin to D. zwellen, OS. & OHG. swellan, G. schwellen, Icel. svella, Sw. sv[ a]lla.] 1. To grow larger; to dilate or extend the exterior… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
swelled head — swelled headed, adj. swelled headedness, n. an inordinately grand opinion of oneself; conceit. [1890 95] * * * … Universalium
swelled head — n BIGHEAD * * * bighead (def. 2) … Medical dictionary
swelled-head — swelled head·ed·ness; … English syllables
swelled-headedness — swelled head·ed·ness … English syllables
swelled head — swelled′ head′ n. an inordinately grand opinion of oneself; conceit … From formal English to slang
swelled head — n. Informal an exaggerated notion of one s own worth … English World dictionary
