You can use self-respecting with a noun describing a particular type of person to indicate that something is typical of, or necessary for, that type of person.
He died as any self-respecting gangster should–in a hail of bullets...
ADJ : ADJ n
You can use self-respecting with a noun describing a particular type of person to indicate that something is typical of, or necessary for, that type of person.
He died as any self-respecting gangster should–in a hail of bullets...
ADJ : ADJ n
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006