toot (one's) own horn



toot (one's) own horn

To boast or brag about one's own abilities, skills, success, achievements, etc. I don't mean to toot my own horn, but this pasta sauce I made is quite delicious! I can't stand being around Marcus ever since his company became such a massive success. The guy just can't stop tooting his own horn!
See also: horn, own, toot

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
RozRAHZEnglish
TheunisTUU-nisDutch
Dean[di:n]
Mislav-Croatian, Medieval Slavic
Siva-Tamil, Indian, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam
Brian[braiən]