Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “pride oneself on“ and it is a phrase meaning “be proud of oneself for, take pride in, congratulate oneself on, pat oneself on the back for; feel self-satisfied about, boast about, brag about, gloat over”.
Example Sentence: As grim as the crisis in Kazakhstan already appears, it could soon look much worse… The protesters’ numbers and cries of “Old man, out!” have seen off (repelled), Nursultan Nazarbayev, who led from independence (1991) until 2019 and then remained a powerful force behind his chosen successor, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. As well as tacitly (indirectly) conceding his (Mr Tokayev’s) weakness, calling in (requesting) Moscow’s help is likely to alienate many in a country that prided itself on its “multi-vector” foreign policy.
This phrase is present in The Guardian article The Guardian view on Kazakhstan’s unrest: danger ahead and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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