swelled-headed

“He became more swelled-headed over the fact that he’s an all-cash buyer.”

Then man became swelled-headed; became intoxicated with his successes.

Oft told is the story-with-a-moral that during the first year of business Thomas Bat'a became swelled-headed and assumed the airs of a "Gentleman Manager."

There's a big swelled-headed bully, and he gets a little fellow down and starts kicking 'im.

He completely fooled all those Soldiers, including my swelled-headed victorious little commandant, and I kind of filed away the timing of that business of reaching out the hand and snapping the fingers without looking, it was so good.