Thread: HELP! Want some idioms about "phoenix"and"peacock"
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Old 05-Jun-2006, 03:49
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Default Re: HELP! Want some idioms about "phoenix"and"peacock"
The expression I have heard used is 'peacock pride'.
In addition to Mr P's expression, we can say phoenix-like as a way of describing someone rising from seeming defeat.
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