Meanings
present singular third person adorns oneself with borrowed plumes · participle present adorning oneself with borrowed plumes · participle past adorned oneself with borrowed plumes · past adorned oneself with borrowed plumes
- idiomaticTo claim the honor of another for oneself.
Synonyms: strut with borrowed plumes, strut with borrowed feathers
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo claim the honor of another for oneself.
Translations
Czech chlubit se cizím peřím
- chlubit se cizím peřímadorn oneself with borrowed plumes
Finnish koreilla lainahöyhenissä
- koreilla lainahöyhenissäadorn oneself with borrowed plumes
French se parer de la plume des paons
- se parer de la plume des paonsadorn oneself with borrowed plumes
German sich mit fremden Federn schmücken
- sich mit fremden Federn schmückenadorn oneself with borrowed plumes
Polish stroić się w cudze piórka
- stroić się w cudze piórkaadorn oneself with borrowed plumes
Swedish lysa med lånta fjädrar
- lysa med lånta fjädraradorn oneself with borrowed plumes
Cite this entry
adorn oneself with borrowed plumes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adorn%20oneself%20with%20borrowed%20plumes
“adorn oneself with borrowed plumes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adorn%20oneself%20with%20borrowed%20plumes. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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