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English term or phrase:
Idiom - Saying
English answer:
The success has gone to his head !
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Nanny Wintjens
Jul 15, 2004 17:43
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I need to know an English idiom or saying for a situation when a poor person becomes rich, he simply forgets about his past and becomes very arrogant as if he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.
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| 4 +12 | The success has gone to his head ! |
Nanny Wintjens
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| 5 +6 | forgot where he came from |
Eng2Span
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| 5 -1 | Nouveau riche |
lindaellen (X)
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| 3 +1 | new money |
Klaus Herrmann
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| 3 +1 | live above one's station |
jerrie
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| 4 | recently acquired wealth or people who have it |
Ray Luo
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Nanny Wintjens
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Native in: French
Works in: Dutch to French, English to French, Spanish to French, and 1 more.
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The success has gone to his head !
The success/money/wealth has gone to his head !
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Another option !
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uFO
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humbird
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kellyn (X)
: yes! all that money has gone to his head! perfect!
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jerrie
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Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.
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Elena Petelos
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Asghar Bhatti
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chica nueva
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Jörgen Slet
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vixen
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Sonia Gomes
: This may be a little late but....
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Alfa Trans (X)
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Nouveau riche
This is used to describe that type of person. Although it is French, is is commonly used in English and found on page 927 of Random House Webster's College Dictionary.
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Cilian O'Tuama
: was about to suggest same or parvenu but neither implies 'arrogance'
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humbird
: Yes it is used commonly, but this is for historical context (i.e. IT magnates), but no moral implication such as arrogance.
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chica nueva
: nouveau riche was the first idea that came to me...nouveau riche (disapproving) = describes people from a low social class who have recently become very rich and like to show their wealth publicly by spending a lot of money (Cambridge Advanced Learner's)
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Paul Dixon
: No mention of arrogance - agree with Susan.
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Klaus Herrmann
Germany
Germany
Germany
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Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, German
new money
A variation of the noveau riche theme.
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humbird
: Nouveau riche implys to unsophystication, lack of style, and even ignorance. Nothing to do with arrogance.
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chica nueva
: nouveau riche was the first idea that came to me...(but it is used disapprovingly by the old rich and upper middle class 'people of taste')
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Sonia Gomes
: this is very appropriate, I love this one so sophisticated !
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live above one's station
to live / act above one's station, maybe?
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Note added at 50 mins (2004-07-15 18:34:15 GMT)
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have ideas above your station, airs above your station
give yourself grace and airs (or is that airs and graces)
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Note added at 50 mins (2004-07-15 18:34:15 GMT)
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have ideas above your station, airs above your station
give yourself grace and airs (or is that airs and graces)
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lindaellen (X)
: This doen't imply rags to riches, but that one thinks that one is "better" socially than one actually is. It is an old-fashioned idea, of course.
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It's quite difficult to render both the rags to riches, and the arrogance. Mine have more to do with 'arrogance/pretence'
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chica nueva
: (disapproving) poseur, snob, thinks he's/she's a cut above the rest of us (from the point of view of old associates); act above one's station, put on airs and graces
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forgot where he came from
Not very witty, I know... but extremely common and easily understood.
After Mario won the lottery he forgot where he came from and all of sudden could only digest food from 5-star restaurants.
After Mario won the lottery he forgot where he came from and all of sudden could only digest food from 5-star restaurants.
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Cilian O'Tuama
: or 'forgot his humble beginnings'
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jerrie
: bury/forget his roots
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Aisha Maniar
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chica nueva
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Thanks Lesley!
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Jörgen Slet
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vixen
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English term (edited):
New money
recently acquired wealth or people who have it
new mon·ey
noun
recently acquired wealth: recently acquired wealth or people who have it
It’s largely new money that’s buying this kind of property these days.
noun
recently acquired wealth: recently acquired wealth or people who have it
It’s largely new money that’s buying this kind of property these days.
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