To adorn oneself with foreign ornaments, to deck oneself with foreign ornaments

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To adorn oneself with foreign ornaments, to deck oneself with foreign ornaments

To adorn oneself with foreign ornaments, to deck oneself with foreign ornaments

By metaphor: attributing to oneself the successes of others. To boast in deeds done by others.

(Modern Hebrew)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

הִתְהַדֵּר בְּנוֹצוֹת זָרוֹת, הִתְקַשֵּׁט בְּנוֹצוֹת זָרוֹת

Definition (Hebrew)

בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: יִיחֵס לְעַצְמוֹ הַצְלָחוֹת שֶׁל אֲחֵרִים. הִתְפָּאֵר בְּמַעֲשִׂים שֶׁעָשׂוּ אֲחֵרִים.

(הָעִבְרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה)

Keyword

attribution adornment foreign ornaments successes boasting

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