participle given oneself airs) (idiomatic, intransitive) To act pretentiously, or in a snobbish manner; to swagger. put on airs to act pretentiously airs...
oneself (third-person singular simple present behaves oneself, present participle behaving oneself, simple past and past participle behaved oneself)...
fall over oneself (third-person singular simple present falls over oneself, present participle falling over oneself, simple past fell over oneself, past participle...
self-deception (usually uncountable, plural self-deceptions) The act of fooling oneself, of willfully not accepting the obvious. Synonyms: self-deceit,...
postulated. (logic) Something self-evident that can be assumed as the basis of an argument. (obsolete) The act of claiming for oneself; solicitation....
an appearance, show up, show oneself, turn up (intransitive) to behave, act, conduct oneself (intransitive) to perform, act, play (in a theatrical role)...
participle self-annihilating, simple past and past participle self-annihilated) To annihilate oneself by one's own act. to annihilate oneself by one's own act...
self-initiation (plural self-initiations) The act of being initiated by oneself; the process of being initiated or introduced by oneself....
+ sig (“oneself”) + sammen (“together”). Cognate with Swedish ta sig samman tage sig sammen (reflexive) get one's act together, pull oneself together...