П636
ПУП ЗЕМЛИ
NPsing onlyoften
subj-compl with copula (
subj:
usu. human or
collect)may be used with
pl subj
fixed WO (said sarcastically of s.o. who considers himself or is considered) more important than everyone else, above all the rest, better than the rest
X считает, что он пуп земли =' X thinks he's the center (the hub) of the universe
X thinks he's God's gift to the world (to mankind)X thinks the world revolves around him
X считает, что Y - пуп земли = X thinks the sun rises and sets in (on) Y.
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