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
Rubenaroo-BE-nahEsperanto
LenardLEN-ərdEnglish
Denisde-NEE (French), DEN-is (English), DE-nis (German)French, Russian, English, German, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Romanian, Croatian
Prokopios-Ancient Greek
Bean[bi:n]
Fabrizia-Italian