plume oneself

Congratulate oneself, boast, as in He plumed himself on his victory. This idiom transfers the bird's habit of dressing its feathers to human self-satisfaction. [First half of 1600s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Lalita	-	Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi
&Thorn;ÓRvÍ	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Veljko	-	Serbian, Croatian
Huber	['hu:bə]
Minos	-	Greek Mythology
Scarlet	SKAHR-lət	English (Modern)