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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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Beryl Cook: Pride and Joy at The Box, aims to bring serious artistic recognition to an artist whose colourful and comedic paintings of the daily life of the city's residents, were often dismissed by critics.

From BBC

Beryl Cook: Pride and Joy is on at The Box in Plymouth from 24 January until 31 May.

From BBC

Mother Megan said Edward was her "pride and joy" and he had achieved milestones she never thought possible.

From BBC

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

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