If you describe someone as ~, you disapprove of them because they consider themselves to be more important than they really are. (BRIT INFORMAL)
He’s nothing better than a ~ bank clerk!
ADJ: usu ADJ n disapproval
If you describe someone as ~, you disapprove of them because they consider themselves to be more important than they really are. (BRIT INFORMAL)
He’s nothing better than a ~ bank clerk!
ADJ: usu ADJ n disapproval
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012