feel cocky

feel cocky

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is zh ì m ǎ NY ì D é, which means to achieve ambition and be satisfied. It comes from the book of association with Liu Bo written by Lu Jiuyuan of Song Dynasty.

Idiom usage

At the beginning of his term of office, he had the style of an ancient county magistrate. He held the power of the army, was satisfied, and was greedy. 　　

The origin of Idioms

Lu Jiuyuan of Song Dynasty wrote a book with Liu Bo: "when there is no way, the villain is in power, the gentleman is in the field, the villain is satisfied, the gentleman is in poverty, and even in prison, he is in danger, he is in danger."

Idiom explanation

To achieve one's ambition is to be satisfied.