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To promote oneself; to boast or brag; to tout oneself.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- Not to toot my own horn, but I already knew all that.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: blow one's own trumpet
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
يتفاخر
— promote oneself
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Chinese Mandarin:
自吹自擂
(zìchuīzìléi)
— promote oneself
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Chinese Mandarin:
臉上貼金 /脸上贴金
(liǎnshàngtiējīn)
— promote oneself
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Finnish:
kehua itseään
— promote oneself
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Finnish:
tehdä itsestään numero
— promote oneself
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French:
s’envoyer des fleurs
— promote oneself
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French:
se jeter des fleurs
— promote oneself
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French:
faire son propre éloge
— promote oneself
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Hindi:
अपनी बड़ाई करना
(apnī baṛāī karnā)
— promote oneself
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Italian:
battersi la grancassa da solo
— promote oneself
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Italian:
darsi delle arie
— promote oneself
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Japanese:
自画自賛する
(jigajisan suru)
— promote oneself
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Māori:
wahahuka
— promote oneself
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Polish:
pochlebiać sobie
— promote oneself
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Polish:
pochlebić sobie
— promote oneself
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Portuguese:
puxar a brasa à sua sardinha
— promote oneself
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Spanish:
alardear
— promote oneself
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Spanish:
echarse flores
— promote oneself
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Spanish:
fanfarronear
— promote oneself
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Spanish:
presumir
— promote oneself
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Tagalog:
magbuhat ng sariling bangko
— promote oneself
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Tagalog:
maglako ng asin
— promote oneself
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Tagalog:
magbilad ng asin
— promote oneself
