Swelled head

Success, however, is often their undoing, praise and flattery are inclined to make them have “swelled heads.”

Conversely, when that same child does something exceptional, the parent will say, “Don’t get a swelled head from it.” The parent may be trying to help the child avoid becoming conceited, but the result is a message that says achievements aren’t anything to strive for or be proud of.

Now his ego inflates and his swelled head knows no bounds.