能のう書がきを並ならべる

expression, ichidan verb

self-advertise; boast; dwell on one's merits

Used when someone goes on at length about their own abilities, achievements, or the good points of something they are associated with. Often carries a negative or critical tone. The synonymous expression 能書きを垂れる is also common.

See also: 能書きを垂れる

• 彼かれは自じ分ぶんの経けい験けんについて能のう書がきを並ならべるのが好すきだ。

  He likes to boast about his own experiences.

• 商しょう品ひんの能のう書がきを並ならべるばかりで、実じっ際さいの使つかい勝かっ手ては説せつ明めいしなかった。

  He just kept dwelling on the product's merits without explaining how it actually works.