flatter (oneself)

To hold a vain, self-congratulatory, and exaggeratedly high opinion of oneself and/or one's achievements. Yeah, don't flatter yourself—she only asked you out to dinner because she wants to ask you about your brother. Gaston likes to flatter himself that he's the best man in town, but everyone knows he's just a pompous jerk.See also: flatter

flatter oneself

Be gratified vainly by one's own achievement; exaggerate one's good points. For example, He flattered himself that his presentation at the sales conference was a success, or She flattered herself that she was by far the best skater at the rink. This usage is often put negatively, as in Don't flatter yourself-we haven't won the contract yet. [Late 1500s] See also: flatter

单词	flatter (oneself)
释义	flatter (oneself) flatter (oneself) To hold a vain, self-congratulatory, and exaggeratedly high opinion of oneself and/or one's achievements. Yeah, don't flatter yourself—she only asked you out to dinner because she wants to ask you about your brother. Gaston likes to flatter himself that he's the best man in town, but everyone knows he's just a pompous jerk.See also: flatter flatter oneself Be gratified vainly by one's own achievement; exaggerate one's good points. For example, He flattered himself that his presentation at the sales conference was a success, or She flattered herself that she was by far the best skater at the rink. This usage is often put negatively, as in Don't flatter yourself-we haven't won the contract yet. [Late 1500s] See also: flatter
随便看	keller arthroplasty keller, boris keller, boris aleksandrovich keller bunionectomy keller bunion osteotomy keller bunion procedure keller bunion repair keller festival keller, gottfried keller graduate school of management keller ground engineering keller hallux rigidus operation keller hallux valgus operation keller, helen keller helen adams keller, helen (adams) keller, helen adams keller high school keller independent school district kellering keller, jacob keller, james keller-madlener operation kellermann, bernhard kellermann, francois etienne christophe