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• flatter oneself — praise oneself, compliment oneself …   English contemporary dictionary

• self-praise — /sɛlf ˈpreɪz/ (say self prayz) noun praise of oneself …  

• self-praise — commending oneself, act of praising oneself …   English contemporary dictionary

• warble one's own praises — praise oneself, commend oneself, pat oneself on the back …   English contemporary dictionary

• blow one's own horn — praise oneself He is always blowing his own horn and is very annoying at times …   Idioms and examples

• blow one's (own) trumpet —  Praise oneself, blow one s stack or top Lose one s temper …   A concise dictionary of English slang

• Bodhisattva vows — In the various Bodhisattva vows (sometimes called the Bodhisattva Precepts) of Mahayana Buddhism, the bodhisattvas take vows stating that they will strive for as long as samsara endures to liberate all sentient beings from samsara and deliver… …   Wikipedia

• horn — /hɔn / (say hawn) noun 1. a hard, projected, often curved and pointed, hollow and permanent growth (usually one of a pair, a right and a left) on the head of certain mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, antelopes, etc. (true horn). 2. each of the… …  

• boast´ing|ly — boast 1 «bohst», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to speak too highly of oneself or what one owns or knows; brag: »It is unpleasant to hear him boast about his own abilities, achievements, or possessions. 2. to be proud. –v.t. 1. to brag about. SYNONYM(S):… …   Useful english dictionary

• horn — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. antler, cornu, callus, nail; saddle horn, pummel, pommel; blower, tooter, tin horn, ram s horn, shofar, French horn, trumpet, etc. (see music); horn of plenty, cornucopia; powder horn. See hardness,… …   English dictionary for students

• blow — I. /bloʊ / (say bloh) noun 1. a sudden stroke with hand, fist, or weapon. 2. a sudden shock, or a calamity or reverse. 3. a sudden attack or drastic action. 4. a stroke of the shears made in shearing a sheep. 5. an outcrop of discoloured quartz… …