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49 entries under expression topic. ×
| bring forward(verb, phrasal verb) | |
| ego trip(pride, egotism, self-importance, narcissism) | |
| exposing oneself(conceit, arrogance, bigheadedness) | |
| fairy tale(fantasy, story, disguise, unreality) | |
| false claim(noun, pretense, affectation, pretentiousness) | |
| fancy talk(daring, boldness, audacity, self-congratulation) | |
| figure of speech(fancy, line, excess, exaggeration) | |
| fine writing(idiom, ornament) | |
| fire in belly(noun, idiom, drive, love) | |
| fish story(fancy, line, exaggeration, embellishment) | |
| flight of fancy(fancy, line, excess, exaggeration) | |
| full of oneself | |
| get up and go(noun, idiom, drive, love) | |
| going Hollywood(show, sham, exaggeration, artifice) | |
| high-sounding words(idiom, ornament) | |
| hot air(daring, boldness, audacity, self-congratulation) | |
| indecent exposure(conceit, arrogance, bigheadedness) | |
| ostensible ground(idiom, dissuasion) | |
| ostensible reason(idiom, dissuasion) | |
| pen name(noun, cover, counterfeit, face) |
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