smell one's own farts

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To become conceited; to believe that one's achievements are greater than they really are. idiomatic
    — These ivory-tower bureaucrats have been sitting in an echo chamber for months now, smelling their own farts, not realizing these ham-fisted policies really aren't working.

词形变化

smells one's own farts present,singular,third-person smelling one's own farts participle,present smelled one's own farts participle,past smelled one's own farts past sniff one's own farts alternative

词源

Named after the fact that one is liable to become acclimatized to, or even come to like, the smell of one's own farts, whilst still recognizing others' as foul. The acclimatization is likened to becoming out-of-touch with the reality of one's mediocrity.
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