wear (something) as a badge of honor
wear (something) as a badge of honor
To consider something to be a point of pride, especially that which is typically considered negative. He's the kind of person who wears the "male chauvinist pig" label like some kind of badge of honor, so I try to have as little as possible to do with him. I don't take their social media attacks to heart. In fact, I wear it as a badge of honor—it means I'm riling them up, which I'm delighted about!
See also: badge, honor, of, wear
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- drag king
- pride
- beam with pride
- swallow one's pride, to
- burst with pride
- MCP
- (Someone or something) called, they want their (something) back!
- hold (one's) head up
- be puffed up with pride
- be puffed up with pride, etc.