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]
See also: blow, horn, own

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Fri&Eth;Uswi&Thorn;-Anglo-Saxon
Bieitobee-AY-tawGalician
HueyHYOO-eeEnglish
'Ammar-Arabic
Artem-Ukrainian, Belarusian, Russian
OleOL-e (Danish)Danish, Norwegian