proud (redirected from proudness)

*proud as a peacock and *vain as a peacock

overly proud; vain. (*Also: as ~.) Mike's been strutting around proud as a peacock since he won that award. I sometimes think Elizabeth must spend all day admiring herself in a mirror. She's as vain as a peacock.

do someone proud

to make someone proud. Bill's kids sure did him proud at the boat race. Mary resolved she would do her friends proud.

do oneself proud

to have done a very fine job. That's super! You've done yourself proud! I feel like I've done myself proud by earning high honors.

See also: oneself

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do somebody proud 

1. (informal) to treat someone who is visiting you very well, especially by giving them lots of good food We had a lovely lunch. Rosemary did us proud.

2. (informal) to make someone proud of you by doing something very well Once again, the armed forces have done us proud.

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do somebody proud

1. to feel very pleased about someone because they have done something well Once again, the armed forces have done us proud.

2. to treat a visitor or guest very well Rosemary did us proud with such a lovely lunch.