手て前まえ味み噌そ

noun

self-flattery; singing one's own praises

Used when someone boasts about themselves or their own work, often with a self-deprecating or critical tone. Common in set phrases like 手前味噌ですが (though this is self-praise...).

• 手て前まえ味み噌そですが、この企き画かくはよくできていると思おもいます。

  Though it's self-praise, I think this project is well done.

• 彼かれの話はなしはいつも手て前まえ味み噌そで、聞きいていて恥はずかしくなる。

  His stories are always self-flattery, and it's embarrassing to listen.