no tener abuela

== Spanish == === Etymology === Literally, “not have (a) grandmother”, meaning that one gives oneself the praise that a grandmother typically would. === Verb === no tener abuela (first-person singular present no tengo abuela, first-person singular preterite no tuve abuela, past participle no tenido abuela) (idiomatic) to have a high opinion of oneself; to be full of oneself ==== See also ==== estar encantado de haberse conocido === Further reading === “habérsele muerto a alguien su abuela, o no necesitar, o no tener, abuela”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025