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pleased with yourself — phrase very proud of something that you have done, especially in a way that annoys other people Paul came back looking very pleased with himself. Thesaurus: describing arrogant and over confident people or behavioursynonym Main entry: pleased * * … Useful english dictionary
pleased with oneself — index inflated (vain) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
pleased with oneself — 1. Self satisfied 2. Conceited • • • Main Entry: ↑please … Useful english dictionary
pleased with yourself — very proud of something that you have done, especially in a way that annoys other people Paul came back looking very pleased with himself … English dictionary
To be pleased with — Please Please, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pleased}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pleasing}.] [OE. plesen, OF. plaisir, fr. L. placere, akin to placare to reconcile. Cf. {Complacent}, {Placable}, {Placid}, {Plea}, {Plead}, {Pleasure}.] 1. To give pleasure to; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pleased with oneself — excessively proud of one s achievements; self satisfied. → please oneself … English new terms dictionary
pleased — [ plizd ] adjective ** happy and satisfied: pleased with: It took a long time to complete the work, but I m very pleased with the results. I m really pleased with how you guys performed. pleased about: I m really pleased about your new job. be… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pleased — W3S2 [pli:zd] adj 1.) happy or satisfied ▪ Your Dad will be so pleased. ▪ She seemed pleased by the compliment. pleased about ▪ I could tell she was pleased about something. pleased with ▪ Gwinn was pleased with the results. pleased for ▪ … Dictionary of contemporary English
with — [ wıð, wıθ ] preposition *** 1. ) together if one person or thing is with another or does something with them, they are together or they do it together: Hannah lives with her parents. chicken served with vegetables and mushrooms I ll be with you… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
with — /with, widh/, prep. 1. accompanied by; accompanying: I will go with you. He fought with his brother against the enemy. 2. in some particular relation to (esp. implying interaction, company, association, conjunction, or connection): I dealt with… … Universalium
