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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

have tickets on oneself en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (Australia, derogatory) To be conceited.
    • Little Swannie has got big tickets on himself. 2005, Mark Latham, The Latham Diaries, page 204:
    • 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. 1975, Valerie Elliston, Coward′s Paradise, page 149:
    • Getting some feedback from others is heaps better than having tickets on yourself about your skills.
    • 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."

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
has tickets on oneself Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
having tickets on oneself Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
had tickets on oneself Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
had tickets on oneself Tense=Past lexicographic