proud as a peacock

Adjective CEFR C2

pɹaʊd əz ə ˈpiːkɒk

Definitions

Extremely proud.

idiomatic, not-comparable

Equivalents

Françaisfier comme un paon

Deutschstolz wie ein Pfau

5 more languages

Češtinapyšný jako páv

Suomiylpeä kuin kukko ylpeä kuin riikinkukko

Nederlandstrots als een pauw

Polskidumny jak paw

Svenskastolt som en tupp

Examples

““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.””

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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See also

proud as Lucifer proud as Punch proud-hearted proud-stomached proude prouder

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