What is a metaphor for conceit?

What is a metaphor for conceit?

Definition
	A conventional metaphor in English in which an aspect of conceit is personified or represented in physical terms.

Kinds
	Here are some kinds of metaphors for conceit:
	What is a conceit-as-opponent metaphor? What is a conceited-person-as-big metaphor? What is a conceited-person-as-high metaphor?

Generic
	A metaphor for conceit is a kind of
	What is a metaphor for varieties of pride?

Context for this page:

Concept module: metaphor for conceit
In modular book: Metaphors in English, by Eugene E. Loos (general editor), Susan Anderson (editor), Dwight H. Day, Jr. (editor), Paul C. Jordan (editor), and J. Douglas Wingate (editor)
In bookshelf: Lexicon

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