think one's shit doesn't stink
Believe oneself faultless
To think one's shit doesn't stink is to have an inflated sense of superiority, to believe oneself exempt from ordinary human flaws or failings.
The crude image suggests someone so self-important they imagine even their bodily functions are refined: Ever since she got promoted, she acts like her shit doesn't stink.
The phrase deflates pretension by invoking an undeniable biological reality.
- self-delusionBelieving comfortable falsehoods
- hubrisRuinous excessive confidence
- full of oneselfExcessively self-admiring
- vanityExcessive pride in oneself
- smugnessExcessive pride in oneself
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think one's shit doesn't stinkhumble
Unassuming about oneself
self-aware · modest · self-deprecating · eat humble pie · unpretentious
think one's shit doesn't stinkdown-to-earth
Practical and without pretension
salt of the earth · regular guy · regular Joe · keep it real · common touch
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