toot your own horn

/tuːt jʊr oʊn hɔːrn/

noun C1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. alabarse a sí mismo

    • He's not one to toot his own horn.

      No es de los que se alaban a sí mismos.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

blow your own trumpet

blow your own trumpet and toot your own horn are close idioms for boasting; blow your own trumpet is British English, toot your own horn American.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa toot your own horn?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: He's not one to ___ his own horn.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a toot your own horn?

noun

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