This phrase is typically used to describe a person who is overly conceited or thinks too highly of themselves. The literal translation is 'to believe oneself to be the hole of the cake', which means to think you are the most important part or the center of everything.
Examples
- Spanish: Juan siempre se cree el hoyo del queque, piensa que todo gira alrededor de él.
- English: Juan always thinks he's the hole in the cake, he thinks everything revolves around him.