Sentences with phrase «up ego trips»

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It scrambles up and onward always by spiralling round whatever stands in its path — drainpipe, porch pillar, / lawn chair — but then, once anchored, corkscrews round itself, amassing braided cables of self - hugging self - satisfaction, the conquering hero's doublejointed pat on his own back, the unbridled ego trip impelled by the uppity sap from deepest root to farthest outflung tip, ecstatically, imperially quivering toward its vegetal entelechy.

«Sure its an ego trip to chat up or start dating gorgeous females but I wouldn't rely on anything longer term to eventuate» Short skirts and skimpy outfits were an indication of a good time girl or a girl to have some fun with for a short or medium term.

Genre conventions show up right on schedule (conflicting egos, creative differences, make - or - break gigs), while the decade's icons drop by for signposting guest appearances, but wistful or not, the film's magical musical tour isn't purely a nostalgia trip.

Occasionally, we hear about celebrities or athletes whose oversized egos tripped them up in public, and we blame their downfall on «reading their own press clippings.»

Lots of lawyers get tripped up in this area because of their own egos.