Question of the Day #1041

She hopes to do him proud while competing on Strictly this autumn.

From the 1st paragraph of this article at the Mirror.

  上記の文で、do someone proudの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "do someone proud" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

（人）に誇りを感じさせる、（人）の名誉となる◆【同】do credit to

   

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

To do something well and cause one or oneself to feel pride as a result.

 

Examples

• We had a lovely tea - Sheila did us proud.
• he did us proud, handling the problem with such aplomb.
• “You’ve done yourselves proud,” wrote Mark Twain in Innocents at Home (1872).
• You really directed a fantastic play, Janet—you've done yourself proud!
• I know that math is a tough subject for you, so you really did me proud by getting an A- this semester.

   

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