Meaning of have tickets on oneself | Babel Free
Definitions
To be conceited.
Australia, derogatory
Examples
“Getting some feedback from others is heaps better than having tickets on yourself about your skills.”
“Lucy didn′t blame him for having tickets on himself. Anybody who got out of the flats deserved to have tickets on himself. One day her Brian was going to have tickets on himself.”
“Little Swannie has got big tickets on himself.”
“2007 June 19, Ben Doherty, "Lawyer died as he lived," The Age, "Our nickname for him was "Tickets", because he had tickets on himself," Mr Thompson said. "He was a good sportsman, but he also loved to tell us how good he was."”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.