Homonyms - Drain (As a Noun and Verb)

Drain 

1. (verb) - to remove liquid.

• We drained the bathtub and filled it with fresh water.
• Drain the rice thoroughly before cooking it.

2. (verb) - to make tired. 

• Babysitting my niece completely drains me.
• Sam finds rushing from appointment to appointment draining.

3. (noun) - pipe.

• The drain outside our house has been blocked for days.

Verbal Idioms - Blow One's Own Trumpet

Meaning - to boast about one's own abilities or achievements.

• Steve loves to blow his own trumpet. That's why no one takes him seriously.
• While Eric doesn't believe in blowing his own trumpet, he certainly doesn't shy away (=avoid) from praise or compliments.