get cocky
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- 1 get cocky、become overconfident、become emboldened、get carried away
It means to become overconfident or emboldened in a negative way because something worked once or no one stopped it.
get cocky、become overconfident、become emboldened、get carried away
This describes someone growing cocky or bolder after success, leniency, or not being stopped.
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อย่าย่ามใจ yàa yâam cay Don’t get cocky. อย่าย่ามใจ details
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เขาชนะครั้งเดียวก็ย่ามใจ khǎw chaná khráŋ diaw kɔ̂ɔ yâam cay He won once and got cocky. เขาชนะครั้งเดียวก็ย่ามใจ details
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ถ้าไม่เตือน เด็กจะย่ามใจ thâa mây tʉan dèk cà yâam cay If you don’t warn them, the children will get carried away. ถ้าไม่เตือน เด็กจะย่ามใจ details
Learning notes
Explanation
ย่ามใจ is not ordinary confidence. It carries the idea that someone thinks they can keep getting away with something or keep winning, so they becomes cocky, careless, or bolder in a negative way. It is used as a verb, as in subject + ย่ามใจ. A common warning is อย่าย่ามใจ, “Don’t get cocky.”
Usage
It is used in warnings, scolding, competition, discipline, and news about misconduct or crime. It fits situations where someone becomes bolder after succeeding once or after not being punished.
Caution
This is not a compliment. Do not use it to encourage someone to be confident; use words like มั่นใจ instead.
Differences from similar words
1 get cocky synonyms
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ชะล่าใจ means to let one’s guard down or underestimate a risk. ย่ามใจ is more about becoming cocky or emboldened because things went well or because no one pushed back.
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มั่นใจ means to be confident and can be neutral or positive. ย่ามใจ has a negative tone: someone has become too confident and is acting cocky.
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ลำพองใจ focuses on feeling proud or conceited. ย่ามใจ often suggests that this attitude leads someone to act bolder or repeat questionable behavior.