proud as a peacock

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɹaʊd əz ə ˈpiːkɒk/

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Adjective

proud as a peacock (not comparable)

1. (idiomatic, simile) Extremely proud.
   • 2016, Yaa Gyasi, Homegoing, Penguin Books (2017), page 158:

     “Donʼt nobody want to see a black man look like you walkinʼ proud as a peacock. Like you ainʼt got a lick of fear in you.”

Translations

extremely proud

• Czech: pyšný jako páv
• Dutch: trots als een pauw
• Esperanto: fiera kiel pavo
• Finnish: ylpeä kuin riikinkukko, ylpeä kuin kukko
• French: fier comme un paon (fr)
• German: stolz wie ein Pfau (de)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: stolt som en hane (proud as a rooster)

• Polish: dumny jak paw (pl)
• Swedish: stolt som en tupp (sv)