"get above oneself" meaning in English

See get above oneself in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: gets above oneself [present, singular, third-person], getting above oneself [participle, present], got above oneself [past], got above oneself [UK, participle, past], gotten above oneself [US, participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀> above oneself}} get above oneself (third-person singular simple present gets above oneself, present participle getting above oneself, simple past got above oneself, past participle (UK) got above oneself or (US) gotten above oneself)
  1. To erroneously think of oneself as better than others; to come to have an elevated view of oneself.
    Sense id: en-get_above_oneself-en-verb-emGwe8TC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "above", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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