Idiom
toot one's own horn
Meaning
To promote oneself; to boast or brag; to tout oneself.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“She loves to toot her own horn about her recent promotion.”
“If you want the manager to notice your hard work, you should not be afraid to toot your own horn during the meeting.”
“While he possessed genuine talent, his constant need to toot his own horn often alienated the very colleagues whose respect he sought to earn.”
Examples
simple
“She loves to toot her own horn about her recent promotion.”
contextual
“If you want the manager to notice your hard work, you should not be afraid to toot your own horn during the meeting.”
complex
“While he possessed genuine talent, his constant need to toot his own horn often alienated the very colleagues whose respect he sought to earn.”
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