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Junkomama
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 Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 10:54 pm Post subject: have a big head? |
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Can "have a big head" mean " be big-headed/be puffed up" ?
Thank you in advance!
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CP
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Yes. We say, "Don't get a big head over it" = "Don't become conceited because of it." "He had a little success, and it went to his head" = "he became conceited because of it."
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Junkomama
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Thanks a lot, CP-san!!
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