to bask in praise
- phrasal verb
:
disfrutar de elogios
- She was delighted to bask in praise for her outstanding performance in the play.
Examples
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The author is basking in praise from critics after the release of her new novel.
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Hitch is basking in praise for his latest movie, North by Northwest.
Blog text (32) -
After winning the award, he basked in praise from his colleagues and fans alike.
Synonyms
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3.2
To feel grateful for someone or something
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3.6
Feel or show that you are very happy
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1.0
To enjoy something very much
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6.3
To enjoy something very much
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4.9
To enjoy attention or praise from other people
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5.3
To take great pride in something
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The sense is directly derivable from the constituents: 'bask' means to enjoy or take pleasure in, 'in' locates the experience, and 'praise' denotes admiration or compliments. The pattern 'bask in + noun' is a productive, compositional construction (akin to 'bask in the sun'), so a B1 learner who knows the individual words should understand the MWE.
Etymology
Bask in praise comes from the simple image of bask, which means to lie in warm sun, and praise, meaning kind words. So, to bask in praise means to 'enjoy' the warm feeling of others' kind words.