pride oneself on



pride oneself on

Also, take pride in. Be proud of, take satisfaction in, as in We pride ourselves on always being punctual, or She took pride in her flower garden. The first term dates from the late 1300s, the second from the late 1500s.
See also: on, pride

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
LokeLOO-ke (Swedish)Norse Mythology, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Nunziatina-Italian
Mi-Sukmee-sookKorean
ValentinVAH-len-teen (German), vah-lyen-TEEN (Russian), vah-leen-TEEN (Russian)French, Romanian, German, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Czech, Russian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Croatian,
Toni (1)TO-nee (Finnish)Finnish, Croatian
Proctor['prɔktə]