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| tall talk(noun, fancy, line, daring) | |
| big talk(noun, show, fake, pretense) | |
| false front(noun, cover, show, counterfeit) | |
| false show(noun, fake, sham, pretense) | |
| grandstand play(act, show, display, flash) | |
| ostensible motive(idiom, dissuasion) | |
| prose run mad(idiom, ornament) | |
| putting on airs(idiom, show, sham, exaggeration) | |
| vested interest(idiom, dueness) | |
| vested right(idiom, dueness) | |
| airs and graces | |
| exaggerated self-opinion(noun, disdain, pride, conceit) | |
| for show(act, show, display, exhibit) | |
| proud flesh(noun, disdain, conceit, arrogance) | |
| prunes and prisms | |
| showing off(noun, show, display, sham) | |
| swelled head(noun, disdain, pride, conceit) | |
| artificial position(noun, fake, sham, pretense) | |
| attention-seeking behavior(conceit, arrogance, bigheadedness) | |
| big-sounding words(idiom, ornament) |
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