Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Brag"

A: When someone casually slips something amazing they have, someone famous they met, an impressive achievement, etc, into a conversation, and make it sound like it’s not a big deal (being ‘humble’ about it)
Humble = 謙
Brag = 自慢話

A: to brag means to tell others what you have accomplished.
ex: "she always brags about winning 1st place in the swimming competition"

basically, she is telling others that she is better than them because she wins 1st place.
she may have said
"yay!! i won first place AGAIN!!!"

she is saying that in their faces to make them feel bad because they didnt come first like she did.



i really hope this helped.

A: showing off for example you won a race so you go around and tell everyone showing off your achievement that's bragging lol

A: brag means an instance of boastful talk
his brag is more than his fight.
and also means show off

A: Brag means 'to boast' or 'to exaggerate ' or 'to show off'

A: I don't want to brag, but I'm sort of a big deal.
He can't help but brag about his new red sports car.
They listened to her brag for 30 minutes then left.
What do you have to brag about?
She doesn't brag at all.
You should brag about it, so you can get more publicity.
Think before you brag, because they might not want to hear it.
It's brag this and brag that with you!
Don't brag.
Stop bragging.
All you do is brag.
He was bragging up a storm.
Bragging is really bad manners.
He bragged to the whole club.

A: The popular girl bragged about her hair.

My cousin brags about her athletic ability a lot.

I'm guilty of bragging about my grades.

A: -Don't brag.
-There's no need to brag.
-He/she/they won't stop bragging about it. It's getting on my nerves.
-It's rude to brag.
-He/she/they wont stop bragging to (someone)
-Bragging is so rude.
-He/she/they bragged about it all day (long).
-I'm sorry for bragging.
-When people feel smug about something they generally brag about it.

There is a term called 'bragging rights.' It means that someone is allowed to brag without it being rude. For example, they may have achieved something like getting a good grade or an award.

A: I like to brag about my grades.
I brag about my car every change I get.
Am I bragging too much?

A: They're both the same but to me boast feels stronger.

Ex. He brags about his good grades all the time.

Ex. He will find a way to boast about his wealth and power whenever he can.

Also, boast could be something someone/something has/possesses that can be a source of pride like in this example I found:

"The hotel boasts high standards of comfort."

A: there's not a huge difference.

bragging is usually done verbally or written.

She was bragging about her new house and job trying to make everyone jealous.

Flaunt and showing off are actions.

we went to his house and he was flaunting / showing off his yacht like he was a millionaire

A:
Yes and it tends to have a negative meaning.:)

Besides, "Self-expansion" as well as "full of oneself" have the same meaning, too.

A: Both involve someone acting arrogant, but here's the difference:
to brag about = talking to someone about the thing
to show off = displaying the thing

Emily bragged about her expensive diamond bracelet to her friends. (She spoke to her friends about her bracelet)

Emily showed off her expensive diamond bracelet to her friends. (She wore the bracelet and showed it to them so they could look at it)

A: Bragging is showing off something you're proud of, annoyingly so. Strutting is just walking with confidence or "swank"

Ex: "She wouldn't stop BRAGGING about her new job."

"He STRUTTED in to the classroom with the confidence of a supermodel."

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A: It would make most sense to say "could" if you were talking ABOUT someone and "can" if you were talking TO someone. If you were talking directly to a person and said "couldn't" it would still make sense but be in the past tense.