触ふれ込こむ

godan verb (-mu), intransitive verb

profess to be; pass oneself off as; advertise oneself as

Intransitive use: to claim or present oneself as something, often with a nuance of exaggeration or false pretense. Commonly used with ～と or ～として.

• 彼かれは専せん門もん家かだと触ふれ込こんでいるが、実じっ際さいは素人しろうとだ。

  He professes to be an expert, but he's actually an amateur.

• その男おとこは王おう子じとして触ふれ込こんで、村むら人びとを騙だました。

  The man passed himself off as a prince and deceived the villagers.

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

advertise; announce; make publicly known

Transitive use: to publicize or spread information about something, such as an event, product, or news. Often used with ～を.

• 新しん製せい品ひんを大だい々だい的てきに触ふれ込こむ。

  They advertise the new product widely.

• 彼かれは自じ分ぶんの意い見けんを新しん聞ぶんで触ふれ込こんだ。

  He made his opinion publicly known through the newspaper.