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单词 blow one's (own) trumpet
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blow one's (own) trumpet

chiefly British Talk boastfully about one’s achievements: he refused to blow his own trumpet and blushingly declined to speak...
  • But in the lead-up to the election she was happy to blow her trumpet over the achievements of her first term.
  • Others blow their trumpet, but it's all pretty shallow.
  • It's perhaps not widely known because we don't always blow our trumpet.

Synonyms

boast, brag, sing one's own praises, show off, swank, congratulate oneself
North American informal blow/toot one's own horn
Australian/New Zealand informal skite
archaic vaunt, rodomontade, gasconade
See parent entry: trumpet
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