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Adjective

Self-assertive to a pretentious extreme

Being pillow-like, exhibiting swelling, inflated

Overly satisfied with, or proud of, oneself

Raised in quantity, volume or degree

A state of elation

Of hair or clothing, full-bodied or puffy

Given an undue amount of credit for quality or merit in a field

Intended to impress in a showy manner

Sore or tender, typically from injury

Stated, displayed, or presented too grandly or prominently

Confident in one's own abilities

Showy in speech, language or writing

To have become larger in size or degree

To have expressed in greater detail

(a product, organization, or venture) Past tense for to market, or give publicity in an attempt to sell or create public awareness

Past tense for to praise or flatter

Past tense for to express approval or admiration of

Past tense for to augment or make something greater

(pride oneself) Past tense for to take satisfaction or pleasure in one's accomplishments or abilities

(puff up) Past tense for to praise or compliment, typically excessively or insincerely

Past tense for to describe or express in too exaggerated terms

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Adjective

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Self-assertive to a pretentious extreme

patronising^UK

patronizing^US

offensively self-assertive

pleased with yourself

too big for your boots

wrapped up in oneself

too big for your breeches

think too highly of oneself

pleased with oneself

have an excessively high opinion of oneself

intimate

intrinsic

holier-than-thou

too big for your britches

think a lot of oneself

blowing one's own horn

phony^US

having a swelled head

wrapped up with oneself

swanking

snot-nosed

blowing one's own trumpet

phoney^UK

think one is the cat's pyjamas

think one is the cat's whiskers

think one is God's gift

looking after number one

turning up your nose at

looking down your nose at

honourable^UK

honorable^US

standoffish

throwing one's weight around

throwing one's weight about

full of airs and graces

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Adjective

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Being pillow-like, exhibiting swelling, inflated

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Adjective

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Overly satisfied with, or proud of, oneself

pleased with yourself

like a cat that has swallowed the canary

full of oneself

well-pleased

like the cat that's got the cream

I'm all right, Jack

content

too big for your boots

resting on your laurels

like the cat that got the cream

obsequious

triumphant

serene

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Adjective

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Raised in quantity, volume or degree

Adjective

A state of elation

beside oneself with happiness

delirious with happiness

on a high

hopped up

looking good

in a frenzy of delight

flying high

fired up

in transports of delight

beside oneself with joy

like a child with a new toy

as happy as a sandboy

energized^US

galvanized^US

energised^UK

galvanised^UK

enamoured^UK

enamored^US

revelling^UK

reveling^US

like a dog with two tails

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

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Adjective

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Of hair or clothing, full-bodied or puffy

Adjective

Given an undue amount of credit for quality or merit in a field

Adjective

Intended to impress in a showy manner

full of airs and graces

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Adjective

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Sore or tender, typically from injury

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

discoloured^UK

discolored^US

agonised^UK

agonized^US

feeling uncomfortable

playing up

giving someone gyp

giving someone trouble

paralyzing^US

paralysing^UK

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Adjective

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Stated, displayed, or presented too grandly or prominently

blown out of proportion

labored^US

laboured^UK

laid on with a trowel

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Adjective

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Confident in one's own abilities

cool, calm and collected

not backward in coming forward

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Adjective

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Showy in speech, language or writing

labored^US

laboured^UK

excessively ornamental

with the gift of the gab

able to talk the hind legs off a donkey

having kissed the Blarney Stone

loose-lipped

motormouth

yakkity

running on at the mouth

having kissed the Blarney stone

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Verb

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To have become larger in size or degree

spiraled^US

spiralled^UK

leaped^US

leapt^UK

increased exponentially

went through the roof

gone through the roof

broadened one's horizons

went through the ceiling

gone through the ceiling

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To have expressed in greater detail

put flesh on the bones of

maximized^US

maximised^UK

optimized^US

optimised^UK

utilized^US

dramatized^US

emphasized^US

colored^US

dramatised^UK

made a big thing out of

emphasised^UK

utilised^UK

coloured^UK

went into detail about

gone into detail about

drove up

blew up out of all proportion

driven up

blown up out of all proportion

blown something out of all proportion

blew something out of all proportion

gave life to

given life to

drew out

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“The recipe was right because if you 'flick' water on top of filo it helps it puff up and crisp.”

Verb

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(a product, organization, or venture) Past tense for to market, or give publicity in an attempt to sell or create public awareness

promoted

advertised

publicised^UK

publicized^US

popularised^UK

popularized^US

brought to public notice

gained acceptance for

brought someone round to

soft-soaped

convinced someone of the merits of

persuaded someone to accept

shouted from the rooftops

gotten on soapbox for

got on soapbox for

sold from door to door

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Past tense for to praise or flatter

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Past tense for to express approval or admiration of

honored^US

honoured^UK

eulogised^UK

eulogized^US

expressed admiration for

expressed approval of

said nice things about

showed appreciation for

shown appreciation for

went into raptures about

gone into raptures about

made much of

praised to the skies

took one's hat off to

taken one's hat off to

lionized^US

worshipped^UK

worshiped^US

caroled^US

carolled^UK

lionised^UK

looked on with favour

rhapsodized over

went into raptures over

gone into raptures over

praised enthusiastically

expressed delight over

idolized^US

idolised^UK

recognized^US

recognised^UK

favoured^UK

favored^US

hero-worshipped

rated highly

thought much of

had a high opinion of

sanctified

put up

idealized^US

rhapsodized^US

idealised^UK

rhapsodised^UK

setted great store by

glamorized^US

publicized^US

glamorised^UK

canonized^US

publicised^UK

solemnized^US

signalized^US

signalised^UK

canonised^UK

solemnised^UK

sounded the praises of

marvelled at

marveled at

held in respect

had a high regard for

put in a good word for

expressed respect for

held in the highest regard

extolled the virtues of

expressed admiration of

rejoiced with

setted a high value on

attached great importance to

wished joy to

thought well of

expressed approval for

bowed down before

bowed to

wished one well

raised one's glass to

looked with favour on

rolled out the red carpet

placed a high value on

attached importance to

showed appreciation of

shown appreciation of

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Past tense for to augment or make something greater

emphasised^UK

emphasized^US

maximised^UK

maximized^US

proliferated

mushroomed

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(pride oneself) Past tense for to take satisfaction or pleasure in one's accomplishments or abilities

congratulated oneself

patted oneself on the back

preened oneself

congratulated oneself on

blew your own trumpet

sung your own praises

flown your own kite

blew smoke

sang your own praises

blown your own trumpet

blown smoke

blown hard

gave a good account of yourself

given a good account of yourself

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(puff up) Past tense for to praise or compliment, typically excessively or insincerely

Verb

Past tense for to describe or express in too exaggerated terms

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