Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—P

Puffed Up

Conceited; elated with conceit or praise; filled with wind. A puff is a tartlet with a very light or puffy crust.

“That no one of you be puffed up one against another.” - 1 Cor. iv. 5.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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Puff-ball
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