pride of place

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pride of place

The highest or most important position: My track-and-field trophy enjoyed pride of place on my bookshelf.

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pride′ of place′

the highest or first position.

[1615–25]

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Noun

pride of place - the first or highest or most important or most ostentatious place

position, place - the particular portion of space occupied by something; "he put the lamp back in its place"

Translations

أفْضَل الأماكِن

čestné místo

æresplads

Ehrenplatz

place d'honneur

elõkelõ hely

heiîursstaîur

hedersplass

čestné miesto

baş köşeonur/şeref köşesi

头等重要的地位

pride

(praid) noun

1. a feeling of pleasure and satisfaction at one's achievements, possessions, family etc. She looked with pride at her handsome sons.

2. personal dignity. His pride was hurt by her criticism.

3. a group (of lions or of peacocks). a pride of lions.

be the pride and joy of

to be the object of the pride of. He was his parents' pride and joy.

the pride of

the finest thing in (a certain group etc). The pride of our collection is this painting

pride of place

the most important place. They gave pride of place at the exhibition to a Chinese vase.

pride oneself on

to take pride in, or feel satisfaction with (something one has done, achieved etc). He prides himself on his driving skill.

take pride in

to feel pride about. You should take more pride in (=care more for) your appearance.

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References in classic literature ?

He had the confidence in his superiority that comes from complete economic security and his pride of place was even more deeply rooted.

View in context

She had long ousted London from her pride of place as the modern Babylon, she was the centre of the world's finance, the world's trade, and the world's pleasure; and men likened her to the apocalyptic cities of the ancient prophets.

View in context

John are not on the backs of the corresponding woodcuts - thus giving pride of place to the pictures as he thought - but in each case are printed facing their woodcut counterparts.

Durers "Apokalypse". Zur poetischen Struktur einer Bilderzahlung der renaissance

RODIN'S The Kiss today took pride of place in Liverpool Tate.

Now we really are the Capital of Sculpture

Graeme Mason, Newcastle Airport planning manager, said: "Roadside Group has come up with a really attractive, customer-friendly design which will take pride of place at the gateway to the airport complex."

Fill up at the airport

Wor Harmy's pride of place will be adorned by a plaque reading 'Ashes winner 2005'.

Cricket: TOON DELIGHT FOR HARMISON

The show will still go ahead, with British featherweight champion Dazzo Williams's first defence, against former holder Jamie McKeever, from Birkenhead, taking pride of place.

Cook defenceis blown out

They may be slightly on the wooden side, but Oscar-nominated actor Russell Crowe and Moulin Rouge star Nicole Kidman have pride of place in the front row.

SEAT POSITIONING AT OSCARS

He said the photo would be given pride of place in the Blair household.

Blairs' new baby looks scantastic

While the history of the field and the editors' specializations make the foregrounding of psychoanalytic feminism apt, and historicism's recent reign earns it pride of place, nevertheless the absence of performance criticism in the volume is a problem; a piece on theatrical or filmed Shakespeare might have produced a more energetic finale.

Shakespearean Tragedy and Gender

A series of banners and mosaics were on show in the San Siro during last weekend's Milan derby, with the cartoon picture of Jerzy Dudek acting like a clown taking pride of place

Blood Red: Milan's regular reminder

The blue and yellow sign was bought for pounds 1,100 by Tyne and Wear Museums and will take pride of place in a forthcoming exhibition focusing on television from the North East.