do someone proud
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Meaning · English
Make someone feel proud or honored
Literally: cause pride in someone
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
‘ He's done us proud, as well,’ says Granville.
He hoped the rest of the lads would do him proud.
British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “do someone proud” mean?
Make someone feel proud or honored Literally: cause pride in someone
Is “do someone proud” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.