| 词汇 | proud as sin |
| 词源 | proud as sin. As proud as sin, probably originating in the 19th century, can be traced back to similar proud as . . . phrases close to 500 years old. The earliest appears to be as proud as Nebuchadnezzar, recorded in 1526. Since then the devil, Beelze- bub, Scratch, Satan and even the Prince of Darkness have also been used in this phrase equating pride with evil. |
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