The Australian Dictionary of Invisible Culture for Teachers
someone takes themselves too seriously
phrase: someone says these words (see more)
This person (e.g. Mary) often thinks like this: I am someone not like other people. I can do very good things.
When Mary thinks like this, she doesn’t think like people think about something when they want to laugh at the same time.
People in Australia think this it is not good to think like this.
"George takes himself too seriously. He can't see that he makes mistakes too."
"The best thing about Ginny for me was that she's got this amazingly quirky, funny personality - the things that come out of her mouth!' says Hudson, with a smile. 'She takes her work seriously, but she doesn't take herself too seriously."
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