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
Preston	PRES-tən	English
Chelle	SHEL	English
Perig	-	Breton
Ani	-	Bulgarian, Georgian, Romanian, Spanish
DorothÉE	do-ro-TE	French
Leocadius	-	Late Roman