be the pride of somewhere/sth
Definition
› to be something or someone that a particular place or group of people is very proud of: This village is the pride of East Sussex.Taking pleasure in something
(Definition of be the pride of somewhere/sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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be the making of sb idiom
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be the nature of the beast idiom
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be the new rock and roll idiom
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be the new sth idiom
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be the picture of health, innocence, etc. idiom
- be the pride of somewhere/sth idiom
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be the salt of the earth idiom
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be the spitting image of sb idiom
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be the talk of somewhere idiom
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be the talk of the town idiom
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be the very thing idiom
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Synonyms and related words:
- bask in sth phrasal verb
- bask/bathe in reflected glory idiom
- be a glutton for punishment idiom
- be a great one for sth idiom
- be/go into ecstasies about/over sth idiom
- feast your eyes on sth/sb idiom
- gad about/around (somewhere) phrasal verb
- get over sth/sb phrasal verb
- glory in sth phrasal verb
- have a ball idiom
- have a field day idiom
- have a rare old time idiom
- hedonism noun
- luxuriate in sth phrasal verb
- masochism noun
- perk (sb) up phrasal verb
- relish verb
- revel verb
- run to sth phrasal verb (ACTIVITY)
- slaver verb
Topic:
Taking pleasure in something
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