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not to brag

not to brag phrase: prepended to praise of oneself or one's own doings, as a form of modesty.

Phrase

not to brag

  1. (idiomatic) Prepended to praise of oneself or one's own doings, as a form of modesty.

Synonyms of not to brag

Origin of not to brag

A reference to the fact that the speaker is about to say something boastful rather than modest.

Questions about not to brag

What does not to brag mean?
Not to brag means prepended to praise of oneself or one's own doings, as a form of modesty.
What part of speech is not to brag?
Not to brag is a phrase.

Words near not to brag in the dictionary

  1. not the sharpest knives in the drawer
  2. not the sharpest pencil in the box
  3. not the sharpest tool in the box
  4. not the sharpest tool in the shed
  5. not to be outdone
  6. not to brag
  7. not to mention
  8. not to put a tooth in it
  9. not to put too fine a point on it
  10. not to put too fine a word on it
  11. not to say

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