- to make (a) boast of
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English-Portuguese dictionary. 2013.
to make (a) boast of
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boast — I n. 1) to make a boast 2) an empty, idle, vain; proud boast II v. 1) to boast idly; proudly 2) (D; intr.) to boast about, of (to boast of one s success) 3) (L; to) she boasted (to the reporters) that she would win the race * * * [bəʊst] idle… … Combinatory dictionary
boast — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ proud ▪ empty, idle VERB + BOAST ▪ make PREPOSITION ▪ … Collocations dictionary
make a spectacle of yourself — phrase to bring attention to yourself by behaving in an embarrassing way in public Thesaurus: to boast or show offsynonym Main entry: spectacle * * * make a spectacle of yourself : to do something in front of other people that is very… … Useful english dictionary
make a song about — boast, brag, act proud … English contemporary dictionary
boast — I UK [bəʊst] / US [boʊst] verb Word forms boast : present tense I/you/we/they boast he/she/it boasts present participle boasting past tense boasted past participle boasted * 1) [intransitive/transitive] to proudly tell other people about what you … English dictionary
boast — boast1 [ boust ] verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive to proudly tell other people about what you or someone connected with you has done or can do, or about something you own, especially in order to make them admire you: BRAG: boast of: He s… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
boast — 1 verb 1 (I, T) to talk too proudly about your abilities, achievements, or possessions because you want to make other people admire you: I can do better than any of them. she boasted. (+ about): I m fed up hearing Jan boast about her new job. (+… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
make good — {v. phr.} 1. To do what one promised to do; make something come true. * /Mr. Smith borrowed some money. He promised to pay it back on payday. He made good his promise./ * /Joe made good his boast to swim across the lake./ * /John s mother… … Dictionary of American idioms
make good — {v. phr.} 1. To do what one promised to do; make something come true. * /Mr. Smith borrowed some money. He promised to pay it back on payday. He made good his promise./ * /Joe made good his boast to swim across the lake./ * /John s mother… … Dictionary of American idioms
make\ good — v. phr. 1. To do what one promised to do; make something come true. Mr. Smith borrowed some money. He promised to pay it back on payday. He made good his promise. Joe made good his boast to swim across the lake. John s mother promised to take him … Словарь американских идиом
boast — I. v. n. Brag, vaunt, gasconade, vapor, bluster, crow, crack, flourish, exalt one s self, magnify one s self, give one s self airs, talk big, ride a high horse. II. v. a. 1. Magnify (unduly), make much of, boast of, brag of. 2. (Sculp.) Shape… … New dictionary of synonyms
