得意扬扬 (dé yì yáng yáng) — smug, self-satisfied, triumphant (in a negative or disapproving sense); complacent and proud after a minor success

Definition

Examples

• 他刚得到表扬就得意扬扬起来，连走路都昂着头。
  Tā gāng dé dào biǎo yáng jiù dé yì yáng yáng qǐ lái, lián zǒu lù dōu áng zhe tóu.
  As soon as he was praised, he became smug, even walking with his head held high.
• 别那么得意扬扬，下次考试你还不一定能赢呢。
  Bié nà me dé yì yáng yáng, xià cì kǎo shì nǐ hái bù yí dìng néng yíng ne.
  Don't be so smug; you might not win on the next exam.
• 他得意扬扬地炫耀自己的新车，朋友们都觉得他太自满了。
  Tā dé yì yáng yáng dì xuàn yào zì jǐ de xīn chē, péng you men dōu jué de tā tài zì mǎn le.
  He smugly showed off his new car, and his friends all thought he was too full of himself.