"Ring his own bell" nghĩa là gì?


"Ring one's own bell" = tự rung chuông -> nghĩa là tự quảng cáo cho mình, 'khua chuông gõ mõ'.

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Lewis makes connections with people from all walks of life, she said, from visitors to trustees to special guests such as prominent artists. "He’s very humble," she added. "He doesn’t ring his own bell at all."

Donald Trump never passes up a chance to ring his own bell, about his own greatness. When America was a fledgling (non trẻ), George Washington, rejected any notion that he should be king-like. He was a humble (khiêm tốn) servant of the people.

Frazier succeeded in leaving his community a better place in the opinions of his family, friends and peers. "He didn't have a title to ring his own bell or to get a seat on the front row," said Conway Mayor Barbara Bellamy when speaking about Frazier's humble demeanor.

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