to be proud of sth
1proud — W3S2 [praud] adj comparative prouder superlative proudest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(pleased)¦ 2 proudest moment/achievement/possession 3¦(too high opinion)¦ 4¦(great self respect)¦ 5 do somebody proud 6¦(impressive)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1100 1200; …
2proud — /praUd/ adjective 1 PLEASED feeling pleased with your achievements, family, country etc because you think they are very good: You should see them with the baby they re so proud! (+ of): Jane s very proud of her new car. | proud (that): We are… …
3do yourself proud — do yourself/sb ˈproud idiom to do sth that makes you proud of yourself or that makes other people proud of you Main entry: ↑proudidiom …
4ˌshow sth ˈoff — phrasal verb to show people something that you are very proud of so that they will admire it Young musicians will get the chance to show off their musical skills.[/ex] …
5do — do1 W1S1 [du:] auxiliary v past tense did [dıd] past participle done [dʌn] third person singular does [dəz strong dʌz] [: Old English; Origin: don] 1.) a) used with another verb to form questions or negatives ▪ Do you like bananas? ▪ …
6pride yourself on something doing something — ˈpride yourself on sth/on doing sth derived no passive to be proud of sth • She had always prided herself on her appearance. Main entry: ↑pridederived …
7pride yourself on on doing something — ˈpride yourself on sth/on doing sth derived no passive to be proud of sth • She had always prided herself on her appearance. Main entry: ↑pridederived …
8pleased with yourself — phrase very proud of something that you have done, especially in a way that annoys other people Paul came back looking very pleased with himself. Thesaurus: describing arrogant and over confident people or behavioursynonym Main entry: pleased * * …
9puff — 1 verb 1 (I) to breathe quickly and with difficulty after running, carrying something heavy etc: Catherine was puffing loudly as she carried the box into the room. (+ up/along etc): Duncan passed me, puffing up the hill. see also: huff and puff… …
10honour — hon|our1 W3 BrE honor AmE [ˈɔnə US ˈa:nər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(something that makes you proud)¦ 2¦(respect)¦ 3 in honour of somebody/something 4¦(given to somebody)¦ 5¦(moral principles)¦ 6¦(at university/school)¦ 7 Your/His/Her Honour …
