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do not blow your own trumpet
Definition:  you should avoid flaunting your achievements and success in front of other people
Usage:  do not blow your own trumpet by boasting that you make more money than others, there are people who are wealthy but do not flaunt their wealth
SEPEDI
Translation:  o se ke wa letša phala ya gago
Proverb: bogoši bja go ipea ga bo dule
XITSONGA
Translation:  u nga tichayeli nanga
Proverb: ngoma a yi tichayi
TSHIVENḒA
Translation:  u songo lidza phalaphala yau
Proverb: mmbwa hu zwima ya muambi