khuếch khoác
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Definition
- 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
- to boast, to brag