pleased with oneself

Adverb

pleased with oneself (comparative more pleased with oneself, superlative most pleased with oneself)

1. (idiomatic) To be happy about one's accomplishments, especially, to be more proud more than one should be.
   • Nixon confirmed that the Chinese Communists at first demanded that throughout the communique Taiwan be referred to as "a province of China." He said he had demurred, insisting that the U.S. side could refer to Taiwan only as "a part of China." Nixon's reasoning was that being dubbed "a province of...1983, James C. H. Shen, “A Round of Calls”, in Robert Myers, editor, The U.S. & Free China: How the U.S. Sold Out Its Ally, Washington, D.C.: Acropolis Books Ltd., →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 109