'he is so full of himself'

Posted by GPP on August 23, 2003

In Reply to: You are so full of it posted by GPP on August 22, 2003

: : What does the phrase "You're so full of it!" mean?
: : Maybe something like "You're crazy." ?

: No, not really 'crazy'. Here the word 'it' substitutes for an impolite word. See
: www.phrases.org.uk bulletin_board 22 messages 599.html

It occurs to me that you may also be interested in a similar phrase but with an entirely different meaning; see