badge of honor/pride
noun phrase
: a mark or expression of pride
He wore his ethnic heritage as a badge of honor/pride.
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In the Price family, going to prison was seen as a badge of honor, or a rite of passage; but the reality of it doesn’t feel half as noble as the idea.
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
The Cost Of Ignoring Empathy Leaders often speak of resilience as a badge of honor, but resilience should not be synonymous with survival in hostile conditions.
—Vivek Rana, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
The three-time All-Star embraces the word as an effing badge of honor.
—Daniel Brown, The Athletic, 12 July 2024
Leaders often speak of resilience as a badge of honor, but resilience should not be synonymous with survival in hostile conditions.
—Vivek Rana, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
The Cost Of Ignoring Empathy Leaders often speak of resilience as a badge of honor, but resilience should not be synonymous with survival in hostile conditions.
—Vivek Rana, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
The three-time All-Star embraces the word as an effing badge of honor.
—Daniel Brown, The Athletic, 12 July 2024
Leaders often speak of resilience as a badge of honor, but resilience should not be synonymous with survival in hostile conditions.
—Vivek Rana, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Badge of honor/pride.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/badge%20of%20honor%2Fpride. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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