fejébe száll a dicsőség

Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

fej (head) +‎ -e (his/her/its, possessive suffix) +‎ -be (into, case suffix) +‎ száll (to fly) +‎ a (the) +‎ dicsőség (glory), literally the glory flies into one's head

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈfɛjeːbɛ ˈsaːlː ɒ ˈdit͡ʃøːʃeːɡ]

Verb edit

fejébe száll a dicsőség

  1. (idiomatic) to become swell-headed by success, to go to one's head (to become overconfident and self-conceited by one's own success)
    Fejébe szállt a dicsőség!Success has gone to his head!

Conjugation edit