Emotions & feelings
pride and joy
someone or something you are especially proud of
Your pride and joy is a person or thing that makes you feel especially proud.
Hear it in real life
Is that your new bike?
Yes, it's my pride and joy.
Her garden is her pride and joy, especially in the summer.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: It is my proud and joy.
Say: It is my pride and joy.
The fixed phrase uses the nouns "pride" and "joy," not the adjective "proud."
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
be someone's pride and joy; someone's pride and joy
Your turn: say it out loud
Her garden is her pride and joy, especially in the summer.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
pride and joy
someone or something you are especially proud of
“Her garden is her pride and joy, especially in the summer.”
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