proud as a peacock

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɹaʊd əz ə ˈpiːkɒk/
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Adjective

proud as a peacock (not comparable)

(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)

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