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]
Words nearby plume oneself
plumbous oxide,
plumbum,
plumcot,
plume,
plume moth,
plume oneself,
plumed,
plumelet,
plummer block,
plummer-vinson syndrome,
plummet