- てまえみそ
- 手前味噌
self-flattery
sing one's own praises* * *てまえみそ【手前味噌】〔自慢〕 self-glorification[-praise, -admiration, -flattery].●いささか手前味噌だが… I may be flattering myself, but…; …though I say it myself; at the risk of blowing my own trumpet….
●手前味噌を言う[並べる] sing one's own praises; blow one's own trumpet; flatter [praise] oneself; call one's geese swans.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.