English Dictionary

do someone proud

動詞

くだけた表現 他動詞 古風

(transitive, informal) To cause someone to feel pride, admiration, or satisfaction. / (transitive, dated) To treat someone extremely well; to honor with a generous contribution.

日本語の意味

（他動詞・口語）相手に誇り、賞賛、または満足感を抱かせる。 / （他動詞・古い表現）相手を非常に丁重に扱い、寛大な貢献などで顕彰する。

I'll try to do someone proud with the way I handle this situation.

この状況への対応の仕方で誰かを誇りに思わせるように努力します。

意味（1）

(transitive, informal) To cause someone to feel pride, admiration, or satisfaction.

He very politely assured her that she would ‘do him proud’, whenever she might please to call at Hook Court.

意味（2）

(transitive, dated) To treat someone extremely well; to honor with a generous contribution.

Fortune did them proud, for by the time they got to Wilmington, gold had risen to such heights in Confederate currency that their salaries dwarfed those paid to Southerners doing the same work.

does someone proud （ present singular third-person ）

doing someone proud （ participle present ）

did someone proud （ past ）

done someone proud （ participle past ）