Emotions & feelings
a confidence boost
something that increases confidence
A confidence boost is something that makes you feel more confident about yourself or your ability.
Hear it in real life
You seem much happier today.
My teacher praised my presentation, and it gave me a confidence boost.
Passing the interview gave me a real confidence boost.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: a confidence raising
Say: a confidence boost
Use the established noun phrase “confidence boost,” not the unnatural noun phrase “confidence raising.”
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How it fits in a sentence.
give someone a confidence boost; get a confidence boost
Your turn: say it out loud
Passing the interview gave me a real confidence boost.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
a confidence boost
something that increases confidence
“Passing the interview gave me a real confidence boost.”
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