se croire le premier moutardier du pape
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French
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “to believe oneself the pope's chief mustard maker”. From a 17th-century legend with no basis in reality that a 14th-century Avignon pope/antipope appointed his nephew as his official mustard maker, said nephew then bragging everywhere about his status.
Pronunciation
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[edit]se croire le premier moutardier du pape
- (rare, figuratively, derogatory) to think one is God's gift to the world, to think one is the business, to be full of oneself
- Synonyms: se croire sorti de la cuisse de Jupiter, (vulgar) ne pas se prendre pour de la merde, (vulgar) péter plus haut que son cul