Today we will review three new idioms. Blow your own horn/trumpet, Like a broken record, and Blow the whistle. Review the definitions below and then look at the 3 example sentences for each idiom. After reviewing the information, try to make your own examples for each idiom.
| IDIOM | MEANING |
|---|---|
| Blow your own horn/trumpet | To tell everyone proudly about your achievements |
| Like a broken record | Someone or something that annoyingly repeats itself |
| Blow the whistle | To report someone’s wrongdoing to someone (such as the police) who can stop the wrongdoing |
BLOW YOUR OWN HORN/TRUMPET
| # | EXAMPLES |
|---|---|
| 1 | Stop blowing your own horn. It’s annoying. |
| 2 | Michael always blew his own horn. |
| 3 | I am usually quite humble, but I felt like blowing my own horn today. |
LIKE A BROKEN RECORD
| # | EXAMPLES |
|---|---|
| 1 | He was starting to sound like a broken record. |
| 2 | She’s always complaining about how he treats her. She sounds like a broken record. |
| 3 | You sound like a broken record. |
BLOW THE WHISTLE
| # | EXAMPLES |
|---|---|
| 1 | The bank manager blew the whistle on the employee by telling his boss about the illegal activity. |
| 2 | He was fired for blowing the whistle on the company’s mismanagement of accounts. |
| 3 | The young attorney blew the whistle on his boss. |
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