crow about

Frequency: 5.02.5 per million words

To boast about a success or achievement.

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Examples (10)

  • The company hasn't much to crow about, with sales down compared with last year.
  • He was crowing about his victory all day.
  • It's annoying when he starts to crow about how much money he makes.
  • She won the prize, but she was too modest to crow about it.
  • Don't crow about your success; it's better to be humble.
  • They were crowing about their team's unexpected win.
  • If you get the job, you'll have every right to crow about it.
  • He couldn't resist crowing about the fact that he was right all along.
  • While the results are positive, it's too early for the government to crow about a full recovery.
  • I wouldn't crow about it if I were you; the competition was not very strong.