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- ДУТАЯ ВЕЛИЧИНА
NP
often subj-compl with copula, nom or instrum (subj: human) a person whose scholarly or professional reputation is greatly exaggerated, has no factual basis
X - дутая величина - X is not what he's cracked up to beX's reputation is overblown X is a fraud.
Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь. — М.: ACT-ПРЕСС КНИГА. С.И. Лубенская. 2004.