burst with pride



burst with pride

to be full as if to the bursting point with pride. My parents were bursting with pride when I graduated from college. I almost burst with pride when I was chosen for the first prize.
See also: burst, pride

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Mergen-Turkmen
Iou-Biblical Greek
Leui-Biblical Greek
Gorman['gɔ:mən]
Mandeep-Indian (Sikh)
JepsonJEP-sənEnglish (Rare)