toot one's own horn: meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

  USUKGlobalinformalcolloquial
  • To boast about one's achievements, abilities, or successes; to praise oneself.

  Examples

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  • I don't mean to toot my own horn, but I managed to close the deal single-handedly.

    I don't mean to boast, but I managed to close the deal single-handedly.

  • Whenever Tom toots his own horn about his achievements, people tend to roll their eyes.

    Whenever Tom boasts about his achievements, people tend to roll their eyes.

  • She was reluctant to toot her own horn, but her promotion was well deserved.

    She was reluctant to boast, but her promotion was well deserved.

• 2.

  • To promote oneself; to boast or brag; to tout oneself.