Idiom
bragging rights
Meaning
The prerogative to praise oneself for a skill or accomplishment.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Winning this game gives me bragging rights for the whole week.”
“After finishing the marathon faster than his friends, he earned the bragging rights he had been chasing for months.”
“The victory in the championship provided the team with significant bragging rights, solidifying their reputation as the dominant force in the league.”
Examples
simple
“Winning this game gives me bragging rights for the whole week.”
contextual
“After finishing the marathon faster than his friends, he earned the bragging rights he had been chasing for months.”
complex
“The victory in the championship provided the team with significant bragging rights, solidifying their reputation as the dominant force in the league.”
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