SELF-CENTRED
ADJECTIVES
► BIG AS BULL BEEF self-centred, as proud as a peacock, vain → 1898 Eng. (Bk.)
► BIG AS S self-centred, as proud as a peacock, vain → 1898 Eng. (Bk.)
NOUNS – PERSON
► EAR BANGER a self-centred person; one who enjoys the sound of his own voice → 1942 US sl.
PHRASES
► ALL GET AND NO GIVE said of greediness, self-centredness → 1990 Amer. dial. (Bk.)