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blow one's own horn

blow one's own horn is the alternative form of toot one's own horn.

Meaning of toot one's own horn

Verb

toot one's own horn (third-person singular simple present toots one's own horn, present participle tooting one's own horn, simple past and past participle tooted one's own horn)

  1. (idiomatic) To promote oneself; to boast or brag; to tout oneself.
    • Not to toot my own horn, but I already knew all that.

Synonyms of blow one's own horn

Forms of blow one's own horn

third-person singular presentblows one's own horn
present participleblowing one's own horn
pastblew one's own horn
past participleblown one's own horn

Questions about blow one's own horn

What is blow one's own horn the alternative form of?
Blow one's own horn is the alternative form of toot one's own horn.

Words near blow one's own horn in the dictionary

  1. blow one's cool
  2. blow one's cork
  3. blow one's lid
  4. blow one's load
  5. blow one's nose
  6. blow one's own horn
  7. blow one's own trumpet
  8. blow one's stack
  9. blow one's top
  10. blow one's wad
  11. blow one's wig

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