Tag: toot your own horn
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Like a lamb to the slaughter
Phrase: Like a lamb to the slaughter Here we walk hand in hand into an uncertain future like lambs to the slaughter. I don’t want to tell you I told you so, but I like to toot my own horn, especially when I’m right. When Russia annexed Crimea back in 2014, I told my students…
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Toot / blow your own horn
Idiom: Toot/blow your own horn This week, I am trying to stay on the theme of Brexit. I will keep to this theme again today with toot your own horn. To blow your own horn means to boastfully talk about how wonderful your achievements are. I saw Nigel Farage’s performance at the European Parliament, and…
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A dime a dozen
Phrase: A dime a dozen People use the phrase, a dime a dozen when they want to say that something is ubiquitous. For example, in Tokyo, small restaurants are a dime a dozen. You can find a place to eat anywhere. That may be true; restaurants are a dime a dozen, but the hard part…
