blow one's own trumpet
Boast about oneself
To blow one's own trumpet is to boast about one's achievements or abilities, to sing one's own praises.
The image is of a herald announcing someone's arrival with a fanfare—except you're doing it for yourself: He's always blowing his own trumpet about his sales figures.
More common in British English; Americans tend to say "toot one's own horn."
- braggingExcessive self-praise
- toot one's own hornBoast about oneself
- self-praiseLauding one's own merits
- vauntingBoastfully self-promoting
- prideSatisfaction from one's achievements
pat oneself on the back · self-aggrandizement · arrogance · narcissism · vanity · humble brag · gloating · proclamation · egotism · showing off · self-importance · chest thumping · boasting · hubris · flaunting · full of hot air · blow smoke · beat one's chest
blow one's own trumpethide one's light under a bushel
Deliberately obscure one's abilities
blow one's own trumpetsay nothing
Refrain from speaking
hold one's tongue · keep mum · bite one's tongue · keep one's counsel
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