pride and joy, one's Idiom

a stone's throw

a short distance, 25 metres A deer came into the yard, just a stone's throw from our door.

back on one's feet

physically healthy again My mother is back on her feet again after being sick with the flu for two weeks.

ball is in someone's court

be someone else's move or turn The ball was in the union's court after the company made their final offer.

beat one's brains out

try very hard to understand or do something.

blow one's top

become extremely angry.

break someone's heart

make someone feel very disappointed/discouraged/sad.

breathe one's last

to die The man finally breathed his last after a long illness.

by the skin of one's teeth

barely succeed in doing something.

card up one's sleeve

another plan or argument saved for later I thought that the negotiations would be unsuccessful but my boss had another card up his sleeve that we didn't know about.

catch one's death of cold

become very ill (with a cold, flu etc) The little boy was told to be careful in the rain or he would catch his death of cold.

pride and joy

That which fills one with a abundant faculty of pride, pleasure, happiness, or contentment. This car is my father's pride and joy—if we put a distinct blemish on it, he'll go ballistic! I apperceive it's a bit of a cliché, but my accouchement absolutely are my pride and joy.Learn more: and, joy, pride

pride and joy

Fig. article or addition that one is actual appreciative of. (Often in advertence to a baby, a car, a house, etc. Fixed order.) And this is our little pride and joy, Roger. Fred pulled up in his pride and joy and asked if I capital a ride.Learn more: and, joy, pride

pride and joy

The article of one's abundant pleasure, as in Our new grandson is our pride and joy, or Dana's car is his pride and joy. This appellation was apparently invented by Sir Walter Scott in his composition Rokeby (1813), area he declared accouchement as "a mother's pride, a father's joy." Learn more: and, joy, pride

pride and joy, one's

A admired possession. This appellation comes from a composition by Sir Walter Scott, “Rokeby” (1813), in which he declared accouchement as “a mother’s pride, a father’s joy.” It was after broadened to accommodate any ability or possession. Learn more: and, pride

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