bask in reflected glory

To experience or enjoy fame only through one's association with a famous or successful person. As the sister of the superstar, for years she basked in reflected glory, until she finally got her own shot at fame.

bathe/bask in reflected ˈglory

get attention and fame not because of something you have done but through the success of somebody else connected to you: She wasn’t happy to bathe in the reflected glory of her daughter’s success, as she wanted to succeed on her own.

See also: bask, bathe, glory, reflect

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

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bathe
bathe/bask in reflected glory
glory
reflect
bathe in reflected glory
at the end of (one's) fingertips
about/on your person
at (one's) doorstep
at doorstep
be on (one's) tod

References in classic literature

You'd be such a success -- and I would bask in reflected glory -- `not the rose but near the rose.' Do come, after all, Anne."

Anne of The Island

Another unfortunate consequence of the current popularity of stardom as a 'career' of choice is the rise of an entire 'support system' of aspiring starlets and stars' relatives, handlers, 'momagers' or 'papagers,' patrons, financiers, image stylists and fans who are only too happy to bask in reflected glory.

Basking in reflected glory

We'd love to be part of it, somehow, but without any talent of our own we'll do our best instead to bask in reflected glory. Enter the Northern Ireland Music Prize, then, the perfect chance to bask - with a new award aimed at "recoginising the great wealth of recorded music from these parts".

GOING, GOING, GONG...PRIZE FOR BEST N.I. ALBUM

Call up retro style with Heal's yellow and ivory 50s-style phone, pounds 65, or bask in reflected glory by hanging its Ghost mirror by Philippe Starck, pounds 180.

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Those looking to bask in reflected glory will be able to distance themselves from defeat whereas the identifiers will find reasons other than the team's performance to explain a poor outcome.

We all belong to Team Wales for self-esteem

Elkin's first novel, Boswell, A Modern Comedy (1964), tells of an ordinary man who founds a club for famous individuals, hoping like his namesake to bask in reflected glory. Criers and Kibitzers, Kibitzers and Criers (1966), a collection of comic short stories on Jewish themes and characters, was well received.

Elkin, Stanley (Lawrence)

词组	bask in reflected glory
释义	bask in reflected glory bask in reflected glory To experience or enjoy fame only through one's association with a famous or successful person. As the sister of the superstar, for years she basked in reflected glory, until she finally got her own shot at fame. See also: bask, glory, reflect Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. bathe/bask in reflected ˈglory get attention and fame not because of something you have done but through the success of somebody else connected to you: She wasn’t happy to bathe in the reflected glory of her daughter’s success, as she wanted to succeed on her own. See also: bask, bathe, glory, reflect Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: bathe bathe/bask in reflected glory glory reflect bathe in reflected glory at the end of (one's) fingertips about/on your person at (one's) doorstep at doorstep be on (one's) tod References in classic literature You'd be such a success -- and I would bask in reflected glory -- `not the rose but near the rose.' Do come, after all, Anne." Anne of The Island Another unfortunate consequence of the current popularity of stardom as a 'career' of choice is the rise of an entire 'support system' of aspiring starlets and stars' relatives, handlers, 'momagers' or 'papagers,' patrons, financiers, image stylists and fans who are only too happy to bask in reflected glory. Basking in reflected glory We'd love to be part of it, somehow, but without any talent of our own we'll do our best instead to bask in reflected glory. Enter the Northern Ireland Music Prize, then, the perfect chance to bask - with a new award aimed at "recoginising the great wealth of recorded music from these parts". GOING, GOING, GONG...PRIZE FOR BEST N.I. ALBUM Call up retro style with Heal's yellow and ivory 50s-style phone, pounds 65, or bask in reflected glory by hanging its Ghost mirror by Philippe Starck, pounds 180. Pick of the bunch; Interiors In association with smartnewhomes.com Those looking to bask in reflected glory will be able to distance themselves from defeat whereas the identifiers will find reasons other than the team's performance to explain a poor outcome. We all belong to Team Wales for self-esteem Elkin's first novel, Boswell, A Modern Comedy (1964), tells of an ordinary man who founds a club for famous individuals, hoping like his namesake to bask in reflected glory. Criers and Kibitzers, Kibitzers and Criers (1966), a collection of comic short stories on Jewish themes and characters, was well received. Elkin, Stanley (Lawrence)
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