"He thinks the sun comes up just to hear him crow" nghĩa là gì?

"He thinks the sun comes up just to hear him crow" = cứ tưởng mặt trời lên chỉ để nghe nó gáy -> nghĩa là kiêu ngạo, tự đắc, tự phụ; hão huyền.

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We hear these things when people say he thinks the sun comes up just to hear him crow. He's not big-headed at all.

“He thinks the sun comes up just to hear him crow,” is a good saying also. I think my cat thinks the same thing. In the south and all over, this means that a crowing cocky rooster (gà trống) thinks the sun comes up just because he crows. Similarly, an extremely cocky man might think the same when he speaks, sings or does anything, that everyone should listen to him. I know several people like this, so I will have to remember this saying.

“He’s as drunk as Cooter Brown,” was another from the list. I’ve heard it but it’s not an expression I’ve heard very often. The article said Cooter Brown was a legendary character that reportedly lived on the Mason-Dixon line. During the Civil War, to avoid being drafted by either side, Cooter decided to stay drunk throughout the war, making himself ineligible (không đạt tiêu chuẩn tòng quân) for battle. “He thinks the sun comes up just to hear him crow,” was another from the list. I’ve heard it a few times, but it’s not common. Of course we all know how the rooster crows at sunrise so clearly a cocky rooster might think that when he crows, it’s special and the reason for the sun to rise.

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