plume oneself

Congratulate oneself, boast, as in He plumed himself on his victory. This idiom transfers the bird's habit of dressing its feathers to human self-satisfaction. [First half of 1600s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Danr	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Ileana	-	Romanian, Spanish, Italian
Emmerson	EM-ər-sən	English (Rare)
ÉImhÍN	-	Irish
Jonquil	JAHN-kwil	English (Rare)
Woodrow	['wudrəu]