Blow your own horn
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To boast or tout yourself, loud praise.
Origin
From 19th-century America, tied to horns; 'blow your horn' for brag, slang by 1850s in a tale for tout. A 1870s 'Harper's' uses it for a puff.
Variants
- Own horn
Usage Examples
- He loves to blow his own horn; big win!
- Blow your own horn; no one else will.
- Horn blown; proud as can be.
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