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• brag — [bræg] v past tense and past participle bragged present participle bragging [I and T] to talk too proudly about what you have done, what you own etc used to show disapproval = ↑boast ▪ I came out top in the test, he bragged. brag about ▪ Ben s… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Brag is a good dog, but Holdfast is better — Tenacity and quietness of manner are preferable to ostentation. Cf. 1580 A. MUNDAY Zelauto 146 Brag is a good Dogge, whyle he will holde out: but at last he may chaunce to meete with his matche; 1599 SHAKESPEARE Henry V II. iii. 52 And Holdfast… …   Proverbs new dictionary

• brag — verb bragged, bragging (I, T) to talk too proudly about what you have done, what you own etc; boast 1 (1): I came out top in the test , he bragged (+ about): Ben s always bragging about his success with women. | brag (that): Julia used to brag… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• brag — Synonyms and related words: Captain Bobadil, Gascon, Texan, big mouth, blow, blower, blowhard, bluff, bluster, bluster and bluff, blusterer, boast, boaster, boastfulness, boasting, bombast, bounce, braggadocio, braggart, braggartism, bragging,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• Three card brag — is a unique British card game which is similar to poker but varies in betting style and hand rankings. Three card brag was played in the film Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels directed by Guy Ritchie, where it was played without table… …   Wikipedia

• crow before one is out of the woods — {v. phr.} To be glad or brag before you are safe from danger or trouble. Usually used in negative sentences, often as a proverb, Don t crow before you are out of the woods. * /John thought his team would win because the game was almost over, but… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• crow before one is out of the woods — {v. phr.} To be glad or brag before you are safe from danger or trouble. Usually used in negative sentences, often as a proverb, Don t crow before you are out of the woods. * /John thought his team would win because the game was almost over, but… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• crow\ before\ one\ is\ out\ of\ the\ woods — v. phr. often as a proverb To be glad or brag before you are safe from danger or trouble. Usually used in negative sentences, Don t crow before you are out of the woods. John thought his team would win because the game was almost over, but he… …   Словарь американских идиом

• outbrag — out brag′ v. t. bragged, brag•ging …   From formal English to slang

• Outbrag — Out*brag , v. t. To surpass in bragging; hence, to make appear inferior. [1913 Webster] Whose bare outbragg d the web it seemed to wear. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English