toot one's own horn

See: BLOW ONE'S OWN HORN.

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blow one's own horn

[blow one's own horn] or [toot one's own horn] {v. phr.}, {slang} To praise yourself; call attention to your own skill, intelligence, or successes; boast. * /People get tired of […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

horn

[horn] See: [BLOW ONE'S OWN HORN] or [TOOT ONE'S OWN HORN], [PULL IN ONE'S HORNS] or [DRAW IN ONE'S HORNS], [TAKE THE BULL BY THE HORNS]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

horn in

[horn in] {v.}, {slang} To come in without invitation or welcome; interfere. Often used with "on". * /Jack would often horn in on conversations discussing things he knew nothing about./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

believe one's ears

[believe one's ears] {v. phr.} 1. To believe what one hears; trust one's hearing. - Used with a negative or limiter, or in an interrogative or conditional sentence. * /He […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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