Meanings
alternative if I say so myself · alternative though I say so myself · alternative though I say it myself
- not comparableAppended to praise of oneself or one's own doings, as a form of modesty.
A rather dashing outfit, even if I do say so.
Synonyms: in all modesty, not to brag, though I say it who should not
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbAppended to praise of oneself or one's own doings, as a form of modesty.
Translations
Finnish vaikka itse sanonkin
- vaikka itse sanonkin(appended to praise of oneself)
French en toute modestie, sans vouloir me jeter des fleurs
- en toute modestie(appended to praise of oneself)
- sans vouloir me jeter des fleurs(appended to praise of oneself)
Japanese 我ながら
- 我ながら (warenagara)(appended to praise of oneself)
Polish nie powiem
- nie powiem(appended to praise of oneself)
Spanish sin querer echarme flores, sin ser para echarme flores
- sin querer echarme flores(appended to praise of oneself)
- sin ser para echarme flores(appended to praise of oneself)
- sin pretender echarme flores(appended to praise of oneself)
- no porque yo lo diga(appended to praise of oneself)
- con la mayor humildad(appended to praise of oneself)
- aunque no esté bien que yo lo diga(appended to praise of oneself)
Cite this entry
if I do say so myself. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/if%20I%20do%20say%20so%20myself
“if I do say so myself.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/if%20I%20do%20say%20so%20myself. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “if I do say so myself,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/if%20I%20do%20say%20so%20myself.
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