set yourself up as something 
phrasal verb with set verb uk/set/ us/set/  setting | set
  UK often disapproving      
 自称是,自命为
to say that you are a particular type of person
  He sets himself up as an expert on vegetable growing, but he doesn't seem to me to know much about it. 他以蔬菜种植专家自居,但在我看来他对此懂得并不多。