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high on one's own supply

high on one's own supply adjective: (of a drug dealer) Using the drugs which one sells, especially to excess.

Adjective

high on one's own supply (not comparable)

  1. (literally) (of a drug dealer) Using the drugs which one sells, especially to excess.
  2. (figuratively) Assigning too much credibility to exaggerated favorable descriptions of one's character, achievements, or prospects; intoxicated by one's own braggadocio; enamored with one's own overvalued public image.
    • The relentless pursuit of realising his imagination on the big screen has come at a personal cost. […] The director admits he used to play up to the "image of what a film-maker was supposed to be. […] [D]on't get seduced by your own stuff. Don't get high on your own supply."2013 June 10, Jonathan Owen, James Cameron: 'Don't get high on your own supply', Independent (UK) (retrieved 28 July 2021)
    • Trump […] seems to have gotten high on his own supply — he actually seems to believe the bizarre conspiracy theories his supporters drum up to excuse his actions.2019 November 10, Paul Krugman, Luckily, Trump Is an Unstable Non-Genius, New York Times (retrieved 28 July 2021)

Origin of high on one's own supply

From a scene in the film Scarface (1983), in which drug dealer Tony Montana (Al Pacino) is mocked for excessively consuming cocaine from his own inventory. : 1983, Oliver Stone, Scarface, spoken by Elvira Hancock (Michelle Pfeiffer): Lesson number two: Don't get high on your own supply.

Questions about high on one's own supply

What does high on one's own supply mean?
High on one's own supply means (of a drug dealer) Using the drugs which one sells, especially to excess.
What part of speech is high on one's own supply?
High on one's own supply is an adjective.

Words near high on one's own supply in the dictionary

  1. high occupancy vehicle
  2. high occupancy vehicles
  3. high off the hog
  4. high old time
  5. high on life
  6. high on one's own supply
  7. high on the hog
  8. high on the totem pole
  9. High Ongar
  10. High Orchard
  11. high order bit

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