Definition

1. Verb:
   • To boast, to brag: To speak with excessive pride and self-satisfaction about one's achievements, possessions, or abilities. It often implies exaggeration and a lack of substance behind the claims.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ta chỉ biết khuếch khoác về thành tích của mình. (He only knows how to boast about his achievements.)
  • Đừng khuếch khoác nữa, hãy chứng minh bằng hành động đi. (Stop bragging, prove it with actions instead.)

Advanced Usage

• "khuếch khoác quá đáng": to boast excessively, to brag outrageously.
  • Lời khuếch khoác quá đáng của anh ấy chẳng ai tin. (No one believes his outrageous boasting.)
• "thói khuếch khoác": the habit of boasting, a bragging nature.
  • Thói khuếch khoác khiến anh ấy mất lòng tin của mọi người. (His habit of boasting causes him to lose people's trust.)

Variants and Related Words

• Khoác lác (verb): to brag, to boast. This is a more common synonym and is often used interchangeably with "khuếch khoác".
  • Anh ấy thích khoác lác về chuyến đi nước ngoài. (He likes to brag about his trip abroad.)
• Khoe khoang (verb): to show off, to boast (often about possessions).
  • Cô ấy luôn khoe khoang chiếc xe mới. (She always shows off her new car.)

Synonyms

• Nói phét (verb): to talk big, to exaggerate boastfully.
• Lên mặt (verb): to put on airs, to act superior.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Nổ (slang verb): to "pop" or brag loudly and exaggeratedly.
  • Hắn toàn nổ về chuyện kiếm tiền. (He's always bragging loudly about making money.)

Related Idioms

• "Chém gió" (slang idiom): Literally "to chop wind," meaning to talk nonsense or brag excessively without basis.
  • Đừng nghe anh ta, toàn chém gió thôi. (Don't listen to him, it's all just hot air / empty boasting.)
• "Nổ như pháo": To brag explosively or incessantly.
  • Cậu ấy cứ nổ như pháo về dự án mới. (He keeps bragging explosively about the new project.)

verb

1. to boast, to brag