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pride and joy

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  1. The object of one's great pleasure, as in Our new grandson is our pride and joy, or Dana's car is his pride and joy. This term was probably invented by Sir Walter Scott in his poem Rokeby (1813), where he described children as “a mother's pride, a father's joy.”

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It imagines a queer life for William and Kate’s pride and joy as this young royal defiantly and decadently comes of age.

From Los Angeles Times

You can take pride and joy in creating a home together, now that your remaining children have left or are about to leave the home.

From MarketWatch

But this baby plot is the pride and joy of the tight-knit group of green thumbers who tend to it.

From Los Angeles Times

This was Lord Mandelson's priority, something he described in his outgoing letter to embassy staff last week as "my personal pride and joy", that he claimed would "help write the next chapter of the special relationship".

From BBC

"Even if we don't win, you're still part of something bigger... that's something that we can all take pride and joy in."

From BBC

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