Idiom
proud as a peacock
Meaning
Extremely proud.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He is as proud as a peacock about his new car.”
“After winning the gold medal, the young athlete walked around the track feeling as proud as a peacock.”
“When his daughter graduated at the top of her class, the father stood in the back of the auditorium, looking as proud as a peacock.”
Examples
simple
“He is as proud as a peacock about his new car.”
contextual
“After winning the gold medal, the young athlete walked around the track feeling as proud as a peacock.”
complex
“When his daughter graduated at the top of her class, the father stood in the back of the auditorium, looking as proud as a peacock.”
Key words
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