like the sound of one's own voice
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9.1
- idiom
:
le gusta oírse hablar
- People say he likes the sound of his own voice because he never stops talking about himself.
Examples
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Some politicians clearly like the sound of their own voices, often dominating every discussion.
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Many people who are leaders often like the sound of their own voice during meetings.
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Whenever she joins a meeting, it seems she likes the sound of her own voice more than listening to others.
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He really likes the sound of his own voice!
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Don't you think she likes the sound of her own voice too much?
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It's clear that she likes the sound of her own voice, as she often dominates the conversation.
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You can tell he likes the sound of his own voice when he talks for hours without pausing.
Synonyms
7
7.5
To talk proudly about things you have done
Antonyms
How Self-Important
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7.8
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9.1
13
5.8
33
2.5
7
7.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
like + the + sound + of + one + own + voice
The core meaning—enjoying the sound of one's own speaking voice—is directly compositional from 'like' + 'sound' + 'one's own voice', so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words can readily derive the basic sense. The additional pragmatic inference (that the person talks excessively or self-importantly) is an extra implicature rather than part of the lexical meaning, so the expression remains transparent.
Etymology
The idiom like the sound of one's own voice creates a simple picture of someone who enjoys hearing their own sound and voice when they speak and so keeps talking. So it means a person who is 'self-important' and talks more to hear themselves than to listen to others.