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Collocations for pride - noun

1. feeling of being proud of sb/sth

ADJECTIVE

fierce, great
justifiable
She took justifiable pride in her son's achievements.
fatherly
He smiled with fatherly pride.

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VERB + pride

feel, have, swell with
They have a fierce pride in their traditions.
He swelled with pride as he held the trophy.
express

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PREPOSITION

with pride
I wear my policeman's uniform with pride.
‘My daughter's a writer,’ he added with pride.
pride in
She expressed pride in her child's achievement.

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PHRASES

a cause for pride, a matter for pride
Their reputation for fairness is a matter for pride.
a source of pride
take (a) pride in sth
She takes great pride in her work.

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2. self-respect

ADJECTIVE

great
family, masculine, personal, professional
His masculine pride would not let him admit that a girl had defeated him.
civic, local, national, patriotic
Businesses rushed to include images of patriotic pride in their marketing.
ethnic (esp. AmE), gay, racial
the politics of racial pride and Black Power
dented (BrE), hurt, injured, wounded
He was nursing his hurt pride.
foolish, stubborn
It was foolish pride that prevented me from believing her.

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VERB + pride

have
I don't want your money—I have my pride, you know!
hurt, wound
I didn't mean to hurt your pride.
restore, salvage
We want to restore pride in our public services.
They managed to salvage some pride with a late goal.
sacrifice (esp. AmE), swallow
She swallowed her pride and called him.

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PREPOSITION

out of pride
She refused their help out of pride.
through pride
It would be stupid to refuse through pride.

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PHRASES

a matter of pride
It is a matter of pride for him that he has never accepted money from his family.
a sense of pride
They have a strong sense of pride in their work.
with your pride intact
She refused his offer tactfully, allowing him to go away with his pride intact.

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