BLOW YOUR OWN TRUMPET

Meaning of BLOW YOUR OWN TRUMPET in English

( especially BrE ) ( NAmE usually blow / toot your own ˈhorn )

( informal ) to praise your own abilities and achievements

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ORIGIN: This phrase refers to the custom of announcing important guests by blowing a horn.

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BLOW YOUR OWN TRUMPET — See ↑ BOAST 1
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TRUMPET — (In its broad sense, trumpet may refer to any lip-vibrated instrument.) The modern trumpet has a mostly cylindrical bore, three …
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YOUR — I. Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower (used as gen. of gē you); akin to Old High German iuwēr …
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TRUMPET — I. ˈtrəmpə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English trumpete, trompette, from Middle French trompette, …
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OWN — I. ˈōn adjective Etymology: Middle English owen, from Old English āgen; akin to Old High German eigan own, Old Norse …
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TRUMPET — (v. i.) To sound loudly, or with a tone like a trumpet; to utter a trumplike cry.
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TRUMPET — (v. t.) To publish by, or as by, sound of trumpet; to noise abroad; to proclaim; as, to trumpet good …
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TRUMPET — ( v. t. ) To publish by, or as by, sound of trumpet; to noise abroad; to proclaim; as, to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TRUMPET — ( v. i. ) To sound loudly, or with a tone like a trumpet; to utter a trumplike cry.
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YOUR — /yoor, yawr, yohr/ ; unstressed /yeuhr/ , pron. 1. (a form of the possessive case of you used as an …
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TRUMPET — — trumpetless , adj. — trumpetlike , adj. /trum"pit/ , n. 1. Music. a. any of a family of brass …
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OWN — /ohn/ , adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or belonging to oneself or itself (usually used after a possessive to emphasize …
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BLOW — blow 1 /bloh/ , n. 1. a sudden, hard stroke with a hand, fist, or weapon: a blow to the …
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TRUMPET — v. blow a trumpet, play one of a number of brass wind instruments; emit a sound like a trumpet; proclaim …
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TRUMPET — n. one of several musical wind instruments made of brass tubing with a flared bell at the end and having …
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TRUMPET — I. ˈtrəm-pət noun Etymology: Middle English trompette, from Anglo-French, from trumpe trump Date: 14th century 1. a. : a wind …
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OWN — I. ˈōn adjective Etymology: Middle English owen, from Old English āgen; akin to Old High German eigan own, Old Norse …
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YOUR — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower; akin to Old English ēow you — more at you Date: before …
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TRUMPET — noun a trumpeter. 2. trumpet ·vi to sound loudly, or with a tone like a trumpet; to utter a trumplike …
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OWN — adj to hold as property; to have a legal or rightful title to; to be the proprietor or possessor of; …
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BLOW — noun the spouting of a whale. 2. blow ·vt to inflate, as with pride; to puff up. 3. blow ·vi …
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TRUMPET — [trum.pet] n [ME trompette, fr. MF, fr. OF trompe trump] (14c) 1 a: a wind instrument consisting of a conical …
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OWN — [own] adj [ME owen, fr. OE agen; akin to OHG eigan own, ON eiginn, OE agan to possess--more at owe] …
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TRUMPET — Trumpet. Click on the audio icons beneath the art to hear the sound of a trumpet. The selection French trompette, …
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YOUR — / jɔː(r); NAmE jʊr weak form jə(r)/ determiner (the possessive form of you ) 1. of or belonging to the …
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TRUMPET — / ˈtrʌmpɪt; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. a brass musical instrument made of a curved metal tube …
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OWN — / əʊn; NAmE oʊn/ adjective , pronoun , verb ■ adjective , pronoun 1. used to emphasize that sth belongs …
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BLOW — / bləʊ; NAmE bloʊ/ verb , noun , exclamation ■ verb ( blew / bluː; NAmE / blown / bləʊn; …
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YOUR — your S1 W1 /jə; strong jɔː $ jər strong jɔːr/ BrE AmE determiner [possessive form of ‘you’] [ Language: Old …
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TRUMPET — I. trum ‧ pet 1 /ˈtrʌmpət, ˈtrʌmpɪt/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: trompette …
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OWN — I. own 1 S1 W1 /əʊn $ oʊn/ BrE AmE adjective , pronoun [always after a possessive] 1 . used …
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BLOW — I. blow 1 S2 W3 /bləʊ $ bloʊ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense blew /bluː/, past participle blown /bləʊn …
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TRUMPET — n. & v. --n. 1 a a tubular or conical brass instrument with a flared bell and a bright penetrating …
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OWN — adj. & v. --adj. (prec. by possessive) 1 a belonging to oneself or itself; not another's (saw it with my …
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TRUMPET — n. & v. n. 1 a a tubular or conical brass instrument with a flared bell and a bright penetrating …
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OWN — adj. & v. adj. (prec. by possessive) 1 a belonging to oneself or itself; not another's (saw it with my …
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TRUMPET — n. & v. --n. 1. a a tubular or conical brass instrument with a flared bell and a bright penetrating …
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OWN — adj. & v. --adj. (prec. by possessive) 1. a belonging to oneself or itself; not another's (saw it with my …
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BLOW — I. VERB USES /bloʊ/ ( blows, blowing, blew, blown) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words …
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YOUR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Your' is the second person possessive …
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TRUMPET — ( trumpets, trumpeting, trumpeted) 1. A trumpet is a musical instrument of the brass family which plays quite high notes. …
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OWN — ( owns, owning, owned) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use …
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TRUMPET — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES ear trumpet COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN player ▪ And get a grip on …
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BLOW — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a blow to sb/sth's credibilty (= something that damages credibility ) ▪ The case …
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YOUR — [determiner]Your means of or belonging to people generally.Garlic is good for your blood.Of course you want the best for your …
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TRUMPET — n. Brass instrument with tubing twice-folded in an elongated shape. (In its broad sense, trumpet may refer to any lip-vibrated …
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TRUMPET — Synonyms and related words : English horn, adulate, advertise, air, alpenhorn, alphorn, althorn, alto horn, apotheosize, bagpipe, ballad horn, ballyhoo, …
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OWN — See: COME INTO ONE'S OWN, DOSE OF ONE'S OWN MEDICINE, HOLD ONE'S OWN, IN A WORLD OF ONE'S OWN, KEEP …
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TRUMPET — To sound one's own trumpet; to praise one's self.
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TRUMPET — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ muted VERB + TRUMPET ▪ blow , sound TRUMPET + VERB ▪ blare , sound TRUMPET …
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TRUMPET — • ↑ blow your own trumpet
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OWN — INDEX: 1. to own something 2. when someone owns something 3. the person who owns something 4. the things that …
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OWN — See ↑ HAVE/NOT HAVE 1, ↑ OWN 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ alone/on your own/by yourself • ↑ be your own …
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OWN — adj. 25B6; adjective he has his own reasons : PERSONAL, individual, particular, private, personalized, unique. 25B6; verb I own this …
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