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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

bathe in

1. Literally, to wash a person or thing in something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "bathe" and "in." I have such fond memories of bathing my newborn daughter in our kitchen sink. If you burned your fingers, bathe them in cold water.
2. To cover with a substance, typically an intangible one (such as light). When we turned on our Christmas lights, our house was bathed in bright colors. I love laying on the beach and bathing in the sunlight.
See also: bathe

bathe 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 bathed in reflected glory, until she finally got her own shot at fame.
See also: bathe, glory, reflect
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

bathe someone or something in something

 
1. Lit. to cleanse someone or something in something; to coat someone or something all over with some liquid. (In a container of liquid or the liquid itself.) She bathed the baby in warm water. Liz bathed her injured hand in cold water. She bathed herself in the warm spring water and took a long nap under a tree.
2. Fig. to blanket or spread over someone or something, as with light, vapor, color, etc. The candles bathed her in a soft glow. The red of the sunset bathed the trees in an eerie light.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

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:
  • bask in reflected glory
  • 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 periodicals archive
Occupational therapy interventions can be effective in improving abilities to bathe. In a randomized controlled trial with older adults experiencing some level of difficulty with ADLs or IADLs, Gitlin and colleagues (2006) found participants who received an occupational therapist treatment that consisted of cognitive training (problem-solving, reframing), behavioral adaptations (pace self, sit instead of stand to perform tasks), and environmental modifications (grab bars) had less difficulty with ADLs and IADLs than controls, with largest benefits occurring in bathing (p=0.02) and toileting (p=0.049).
Long-term care residents who are bathed with assistance and patients in acute care agencies who bathe themselves may be at risk for scalding and burning from temperatures in shower rooms (Fathers, 2004).
Bathing disability and bathing persons with dementia
Bathe Home also carries a full range of Bathe's signature bath products and handmade soaps in fragrance-free versions or scents like mint lava, sandalwood + leather, classic Provence lavender among others.
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Bathe could not recall praying in more than a year, but recited one Our Father after another as Warren died in his arms.
As Bathe bent over Warren, "I felt my heart break open in prayer.
Bathe descended the mountain to tell Warren's wife and three children that Warren's last words were words of love for them.
Like Jesus choosing 12 to be apostles, Bathe selected a dozen houses and hermitages of Benedictines, Carmelites, Franciscans and Trappists.
Last year Bathe took final vows as a Carmelite brother.
Bathe finds the academic environment hard at times and feels that everything is being scrutinized.
Bathe was dumbfounded to learn there were 20 virginal conception stories in Mesopotamia and two creation stories.
In choosing the Carmelites, Bathe "went with the wisdom of 800 years" even though he had considered newer, more conservative congregations that appealed to his "Southern evangelical bent." The "incarnational spirituality" of the Carmelites who try to see the face of God in all those they serve attracted Bathe, who wants to work in street ministry.
Called to a deeper faith
Bathe resident at the time he/she was used to bathing at home.
A resident might refuse to have someone of the opposite sex bathe him/her.
Caregiving Tips for Care of the Alzheimer's Patient
One resident may require 20 minutes to bathe and get dressed for breakfast, while another will need 45 minutes to do all this with assistance.
Accounting for personal care