take pride in someone or something

take pride in someone or something
take pride in someone or something
to be proud of someone or something. •

I take a great deal of pride in my children.

She takes pride in her work and it shows in her products.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • take pride in someone — take pride (in (someone/something)) to feel pleased about someone or what they have done. They take pride in their son s many accomplishments. He takes pride in the fact that he s never asked his parents for any money …   New idioms dictionary

  • take pride in something — take pride (in (someone/something)) to feel pleased about someone or what they have done. They take pride in their son s many accomplishments. He takes pride in the fact that he s never asked his parents for any money …   New idioms dictionary

  • take pride in — take pride (in (someone/something)) to feel pleased about someone or what they have done. They take pride in their son s many accomplishments. He takes pride in the fact that he s never asked his parents for any money …   New idioms dictionary

  • take pride — (in (someone/something)) to feel pleased about someone or what they have done. They take pride in their son s many accomplishments. He takes pride in the fact that he s never asked his parents for any money …   New idioms dictionary

  • pride — pride1 W3S3 [praıd] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(feeling of pleasure)¦ 2¦(respect)¦ 3¦(too much pride)¦ 4 take pride in your work/appearance etc 5 somebody s pride and joy 6 the pride of something 7 have/take pride of place 8¦(lions)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • take — take1 W1S1 [teık] v past tense took [tuk] past participle taken [ˈteıkən] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(action)¦ 2¦(move)¦ 3¦(remove)¦ 4¦(time/money/effort etc)¦ 5¦(accept)¦ 6¦(hold something)¦ 7¦(travel)¦ 8 …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • take — I [[t]te͟ɪk[/t]] USED WITH NOUNS DESCRIBING ACTIONS ♦ takes, taking, took, taken (Take is used in combination with a wide range of nouns, where the meaning of the combination is mostly given by the noun. Many of these combinations are common… …   English dictionary

  • pride — pride1 [ praıd ] noun ** 1. ) uncount a feeling of pleasure and satisfaction that you get when you, or someone connected with you, have achieved something special: You could see the pride in their faces when they talked about their daughter s… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • pride — 1 /praId/ noun (U) 1 FEELING OF PLEASURE a feeling of satisfaction and pleasure in what you have done, or in what someone connected with you has done: show/feel/take pride in (doing)sth: The employees all show great pride in their company. | She… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • take — takable, takeable, adj. taker, n. /tayk/, v., took, taken, taking, n. v.t. 1. to get into one s hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write. 2. to hold, grasp, or grip: to take a book …   Universalium

  • take — [c]/teɪk / (say tayk) verb (took, taken, taking) –verb (t) 1. to get into one s hands or possession by force or artifice. 2. to seize, catch, or capture. 3. to grasp, grip or hold. 4. to get into one s hold, possession, control, etc., by one s… …  

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