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blow one's own horn
blow one's own horn
Also, blow one's trumpet. Brag about oneself, as in Within two minutes of meeting someone new, Bill was blowing his own horn. [Late 1500s]
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Oswald | | AHZ-wawld (English), AWS-vahlt (German) | English, German, Anglo-Saxon |
Carrier | | ['kæriə] | |
Salvador | | sahl-bah-DHOR | Spanish |
Calypso | | kə-LIP-so (English) | Greek Mythology (Latinized) |
Swanhild | | - | German |
Alvilda | | - | Danish (Rare) |