name-dropping
noun[U]
disapprovinguk/ˈneɪmˌdrɒp.ɪŋ/us/ˈneɪmˌdrɑː.pɪŋ/theactoftalkingaboutfamouspeoplethat you havemet, oftenpretendingthat youknowthembetterthan you really do, inordertoappearmoreimportantandspecial:
提及相识的名人（以抬高身价）Herconstantname-dropping is veryirritating.她不停炫耀自己认识的名人，真是让人受不了。
Quoting & making references
- aforementioned
- allude tosomeone/something
- allusion
- allusiveness
- as forsomeone/somethingidiom
- bandy
- bandysomethingaround
- bring
- come up
- direct speech
- indirect speech
- quote
- quote...unquoteidiom
- refer tosomeone/something
- reference
- referent
- rub
- rubsomethingin
- touch
- word