be above oneself

be above oneself
разг.
(be (get или rise) above oneself)
1) важничать, зазнаваться; задаваться; ≈ задирать нос

There was a feeling among the girls that Dawes was a bit "above herself". (R. Greenwood, ‘O Mistress Mine’, ch. 3) — Девушки считали, что Рози Дос немного зазнайка.

To cut a long story short, Priscilla really got quite "above herself", dressing and behaving "grandly", and did eventually satisfy her ambition of penetrating into some slightly "better" social circles than those which she had frequented at first. (J. Murdoch, ‘The Black Prince’, part I) — Короче говоря, Присцилла стала такая важная со своими шикарными туалетами и "великосветскими" замашками и в конце концов осуществила свои честолюбивые мечты: проникла в чуть более высокие круги, чем те, с которых начинала.

2) выйти из повиновения, отбиться от рук

The boy is getting above himself, don't you see? — Разве вы не видите, мальчишка совсем от рук отбился.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • above oneself — ► above oneself conceited. Main Entry: ↑above …   English terms dictionary

  • above oneself — CONCEITED, proud, arrogant, swollen headed, self important, cocky, haughty, disdainful, snobbish, snobby, supercilious; informal stuck up, high and mighty, snooty, uppity, big headed, too big for one s boots. → above * * * phrasal : showing or… …   Useful english dictionary

  • above oneself — conceited. → above …   English new terms dictionary

  • get above oneself — rise above one s proper place …   English contemporary dictionary

  • above oneself —  Conceited …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • above — ► PREPOSITION & ADVERB 1) at a higher level than. 2) in preference to. 3) (in printed text) mentioned earlier. ● above board Cf. ↑above board ● above oneself Cf. ↑ab …   English terms dictionary

  • get above oneself —  Become conceited …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • above — /əˈbʌv / (say uh buv) adverb 1. in or to a higher place; overhead: the blue sky above. 2. higher in rank or power: appeal to the courts above. 3. before in order, especially in a book or writing: from what has been said above. 4. in heaven.… …  

  • above — prep., adv., adj., & n. prep. 1 over; on the top of; higher (vertically, up a slope or stream etc.) than; over the surface of (head above water; above the din). 2 more than (above twenty people; above average). 3 higher in rank, position,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • above — preposition & adverb 1》 at a higher level or rank than.     ↘higher than a particular amount or rate. 2》 in preference to. 3》 [as adverb] (in printed text) mentioned earlier. Phrases above all (else) more so than anything else. above board… …   English new terms dictionary

  • above suspicion — {adj. phr.} Too good to be suspected; not likely to do wrong. * /The umpire in the game must be above suspicion of supporting one side over the other./ …   Dictionary of American idioms


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