Idiom Usage:
This idiom can have a negative or positive aspect. Like all bragging or boasting, it depends on the situation and delivery as to the feeling of
blowing one's own horn.
In Idiom Scenario 1, the feeling is positive since Johnny has done such a good job for a teenager.
In Idiom Scenario 2, Gary is a bit of a braggart and so the feeling is somewhat negative.
This idiom is often used with
not to "blow your own horn"
but ... In this form, the feeling can be more positive.
This idiom has the following variations. They all have the same meaning:
- to toot your own whistle
- to toot your own horn
- to blow your own trumpet
- to bang your own drum
- to beat your own drum