"toot one's own horn" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-toot one's own horn.ogg [Australia] Forms: toots one's own horn [present, singular, third-person], tooting one's own horn [participle, present], tooted one's own horn [participle, past], tooted one's own horn [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} toot one's own horn (third-person singular simple present toots one's own horn, present participle tooting one's own horn, simple past and past participle tooted one's own horn)
  1. (idiomatic) To promote oneself; to boast or brag; to tout oneself. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: blow one's own trumpet, blow one's own horn Translations (promote oneself): يتفاخر (Arabic), 自吹自擂 (zìchuīzìléi) (Chinese Mandarin), 臉上貼金 (Chinese Mandarin), 脸上贴金 (liǎnshàngtiējīn) (Chinese Mandarin), kehua itseään (Finnish), tehdä itsestään numero (Finnish), s’envoyer des fleurs (French), se jeter des fleurs (French), faire son propre éloge (French), अपनी बड़ाई करना (apnī baṛāī karnā) (Hindi), battersi la grancassa da solo (Italian), 自画自賛する (jigajisan suru) (Japanese), wahahuka (Maori), pochlebiać sobie [imperfective] (Polish), pochlebić sobie [perfective] (Polish)

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