péter plus haut que son cul
French edit
Etymology edit
Literally, “to fart higher than one's ass”.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
- (figuratively, vulgar, derogatory) to think one's shit doesn't stink, to think the sun shines out of one's arse, to think one is the shit, to think one is the business, to think one is hot shit (to be full of oneself)