reflected glory

collocation in English

meaningsofreflectandglory

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reflect
verb
uk
/rɪˈflekt/us
/rɪˈflekt/
If a surface reflects light, heat, sound, or an image, it sends the light, etc. back and does not ...
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glory
noun
uk
/ˈɡlɔː.ri/us
/ˈɡlɔːr.i/
praise and thanks, especially as given ...
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(Definition ofreflectandgloryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The improvements in inflation, then, are little more thanreflectedglory; the improvements in productivity are nothing more than fewer people making fewer things.
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I do not take part in this debate this evening out of any sense ofreflectedgloryto myself.
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I basked inreflectedgloryon the following day when the broadcasting panel discussed that subject.
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I also bask in thereflectedglorythat my wife has been a church warden for many years.
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It is in no way meant to apply to anyreflectedgloryon myself.
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I can perhaps bask inreflectedgloryfor a moment.
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I should very much like to be able to catch thereflectedglory.
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I met one of his constituents last night who was bathing in thereflectedglory.
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We who are his colleagues shall shine in thereflectedgloryof those words.
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I and my family bathe in theirreflectedgloryon this special and historic occasion.
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I am always willing to havereflectedglory.
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I was shocked by what he said about the supermarket trying to get the grower to give money to charity so that the supermarket could bask inreflectedglory.
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Thus, people bask inreflectedgloryto boost their self-esteem by associating themselves with a positive source.
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A collection of lesser themes basked in thereflectedgloryof the major one.
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However, as a marketing device, it suggestedreflectedglory: high standards of quality.
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Basking inreflectedgloryhas the potential to create self glory and is connected with social identity theory.
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This is a superb release that deserves not merely to bask in thereflectedgloryof its predecessor, but to share in it.
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There have been psychological studies done that confirm the ideas and theories of basking inreflectedglory.
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