cover oneself in glory
cover oneself in glory verb: to make a good impression.
Verb
cover oneself in glory (third-person singular simple present covers oneself in glory, present participle covering oneself in glory, simple past and past participle covered oneself in glory)
- To make a good impression.
- Barack Obama, the World's Greatest Orator (™all news organisations), didn't exactly cover himself in glory when the BBC's political editor Nick Robinson asked him a question about who was to blame for the financial crisis.2009 April 2, John Crace, “The question that flummoxed the great orator”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
- The debate moderator, Chris Wallace of Fox News, did not cover himself in glory either.2020 September 30, David Smith, “Donald Trump ensures first presidential debate is national humiliation”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
Forms of cover oneself in glory
| third-person singular present | covers oneself in glory |
|---|---|
| present participle | covering oneself in glory |
| past participle | covered oneself in glory |
| past | covered oneself in glory |
| alternative form | cover oneself with glory |
Questions about cover oneself in glory
- What does cover oneself in glory mean?
- Cover oneself in glory means to make a good impression.
- What part of speech is cover oneself in glory?
- Cover oneself in glory is a verb.
- What is the past tense of cover oneself in glory?
- The past tense of cover oneself in glory is covered oneself in glory.
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