Dictionary.com

Popular Searches

 Thesaurus.com

do someone proud

Idioms  

  1. Also, do credit to someone . Be a source of honor, distinction, or pride. For example, She did us proud, handling the problem with such aplomb , or Your new title does you credit . [Early 1800s]

  2. Treat someone or oneself generously or extravagantly, as in You really did us proud with that banquet . [Early 1800s]

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.