cover (oneself) in glory
cover (oneself) in glory
To perform very well or successfully. I don't understand why they made that guy CEO. He didn't exactly cover himself in glory when he was running the legal department. If the team's star players cover themselves in glory, there's a chance they might win this game. If you cover yourself in glory doing the human interest stories, you might just move up at that TV station.
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