pride

pride goes (or comes) before a fall if you're too conceited or self-important, something will happen to make you look foolish.

☞ This phrase is adapted from Proverbs 16:18: 'Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall'. Goes before here means 'precedes'.

pride of place the most prominent or important position amongst a group of things.

2004Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) We are going to put agriculture first … we are going to give agriculture its pride of place in terms of priority on the economic models.

your pride and joy someone or something of which you are very proud and which is a source of great pleasure.

词组	pride
释义	pride pride goes (or comes) before a fall if you're too conceited or self-important, something will happen to make you look foolish. ☞ This phrase is adapted from Proverbs 16:18: 'Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall'. Goes before here means 'precedes'. pride of place the most prominent or important position amongst a group of things. 2004Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) We are going to put agriculture first … we are going to give agriculture its pride of place in terms of priority on the economic models. your pride and joy someone or something of which you are very proud and which is a source of great pleasure.
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