up one's own ass
up one's own ass prepositional phrase: having an excessively high opinion of oneself, excessively preoccupied with one's own affairs, or lost in self-regarding abstraction.
Prepositional phrase
- Having an excessively high opinion of oneself, excessively preoccupied with one's own affairs, or lost in self-regarding abstraction.
- 16 February 2003, The Times - Motor Racing: Coulthard’s driving passion
[David Coulthard on Michael Schumacher] Considering the success and money he's earned, it'd be easy for him to disappear so far up his own arse, but he hasn't; there's something down-to-earth there - It's nice to be able to look back on the thing, because I was so up my own ass at the time about everything that it was hard to enjoy all the craziness...9 December 2003 The Advocate (magazine) No. 904
- Synonyms:
- up oneself
- 16 February 2003, The Times - Motor Racing: Coulthard’s driving passion
Synonyms of up one's own ass
Forms of up one's own ass
| alternative form | up one's own arse |
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Questions about up one's own ass
- What does up one's own ass mean?
- Up one's own ass means having an excessively high opinion of oneself, excessively preoccupied with one's own affairs, or lost in self-regarding abstraction.
- What part of speech is up one's own ass?
- Up one's own ass is a prepositional phrase.
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