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Have you ever seen a peacock? They have brightly colored feathers and they like to show them off.
Proud as a Peacock
Speaker A: So, I heard Reggie raised the most money for the Save the Plankton contest.
Speaker B: Yeah, and you should have seen him. When he accepted the award, he was proud as a peacock.
Speaker A: Well, he did raise a lot of money for an important cause.
Speaker B: But it’s not about him, Jonathan. It’s about the plankton!
“Proud as a peacock” describes someone who thinks highly of themselves. They think they are special, and they don’t mind showing it. They might even walk around in a proud way, just like a peacock does when showing off its feathers.
*This article has been edited and reprinted from VOA Learning English with permission from Voice of America (VOA) for use in English language materials.
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