We pride ourselves on the quality and thoroughness of our work.
Jen prided herself on being fair and honest with all of her students.
English dictionary. 2014.
pride yourself on something — phrase to feel proud about an achievement, skill, or special quality that you have We pride ourselves on the quality and thoroughness of our work. Jen prided herself on being fair and honest with all of her students. Thesaurus: to be confident or … Useful english dictionary
pride (yourself) on (something) — to value a special ability that you have. He prides himself on his teaching … New idioms dictionary
pride 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 … Useful english dictionary
pride 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 … Useful 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 — I UK [praɪd] / US noun Word forms pride : singular pride plural prides ** 1) [uncountable] 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… … English 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
pride — [[t]pra͟ɪd[/t]] ♦♦♦ prides, priding, prided 1) N UNCOUNT: oft N in n/ing Pride is a feeling of satisfaction which you have because you or people close to you have done something good or possess something good. ...the sense of pride in a job well… … English dictionary
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
pride goes before a fall — pride goes (or comes) before a fall proverb if you re too conceited or self important, something will happen to make you look foolish * * * pride comes/goes before a ˈfall idiom (saying) if you have too high an opinion of yourself or your… … Useful english dictionary
