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A throbber of the highest order who did, without regard for his own self respect, try to make capital of what is everyday norm for anyone who has left the services, and "bigged" himself up also in doing so whilst trying to play the "victim".

Army Rumour Service 2010

They talked the talk on Twitter, bigged up the specials of ribs or wings, but by the time I got there they were down to little more than pulled pork and coleslaw.

Restaurant review: Pitt Cue Co 2012

By December 1992 the idea was being bigged up by the Premier League powers that be.

Why does the Premier League have a January transfer window? | The Knowledge 2012

Having tired of being a "songwriter's songwriter" – bigged up by Elton John and Elvis Costello, to name but two – he nearly retired a couple of years ago.

Meltdown round-up – review 2011

Is he the one who just last year bigged up the system providing subsidies to firms and householders who go solar, saying, "It's still early days but early indications show that the scheme is working well"?

Hugh Muir's diary 2011

Having tired of being a "songwriter's songwriter" – bigged up by Elton John and Elvis Costello, to name but two – he nearly retired a couple of years ago.

Meltdown round-up – review 2011

In my talk I bigged up the intellectual aspects of studying design, to make it sound less 'dumbed down'.

"Graphic design? That's for students who are thick!" Jonathan 2008

In my talk I bigged up the intellectual aspects of studying design, to make it sound less 'dumbed down'.

Archive 2008-01-01 Jonathan 2008

Peter, I'm sure you'll recall how I 'bigged up' Brazil.

The girl who kicked the publisher's keister for misplacing an apostrophe Peter Rozovsky 2010

And, just to be clear, if Hannan had bigged-up Powell's views on immigration while he was talking to Reason* the chances are that he'd have been challenged on them.

Daniel Hannan & Enoch Powell: Spectacular Media Stupidity Guaranteed 2009