HELP! Want some idioms about "phoenix"and"peacock"

[sun0827]

HELP!
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i want some idioms about "phoenix" and "peacock"
or how you think about these two animals
for instance,if someone is proud of himself,he is called peacock.
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i should hand in this report this week
(i'm a chinese student)
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Thanks for your help!!!

[MrPedantic]

Hello Sun

The only idiom for "phoenix" that occurs to me is:

1. ...a phoenix rising from the ashes...

Good luck!

MrP

[Tdol]

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.