have tickets on (oneself)
To be very conceited or vain. Primarily heard in Australia. A: "Does that guy have tickets on himself or what?" B: "Oh yes, he's definitely his favorite topic of conversation!" Yeah, Bill's finished his PhD program, but he doesn't have tickets on himself—he's still the same humble guy he's always been. Geez, do you have tickets on yourself these days? The rest of us have opinions worth hearing, too, you know!
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