verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
bask in...reflected glory
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I certainly don’t want to bask in any reflected glory .
bask/bathe in the glory of sth (= enjoy the fame and admiration you get )
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Challenor basked in the glory of his achievement.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
still
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The paper-maker, Bowater, still basking in an optimistic profits forecast for the full year, firmed 7p to 507p.
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For the moment, still basking a bit in the glow of the parade, I feel half hopeful.
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The prime minister is still basking in the success of last month's conference on the ozone layer.
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His boss sat on the forty-first floor and was still basking in the reflected glory of his minion.
■ NOUN
glory
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Another of my promotions, if you will allow me to bask a little in his glory .
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His boss sat on the forty-first floor and was still basking in the reflected glory of his minion.
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Nigel went on for years basking in the glory of his first book.
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I certainly don't want to bask in any reflected glory .
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A less ambitious painter would have been content merely to bask in the glory that his canvases had earned him.
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She would have basked in the reflected glory of their marriages; she could have boasted of her sons-in-law for ever more.
glow
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He would demand descriptions, basking in the glow , pausing to explain his technique like a tennis pro.
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For one brief, shining moment, Edwin and his managers basked in the glow of beating back a competitive challenge.
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The woodstove is throwing off heat, and I bask in its glow .
sun
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The lizards seem to use their fringes to absorb heat while basking in the sun .
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Shoppers peered into gallery windows and children basked in the afternoon sun , licking ice cream cones.
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As they bask under the twin suns they hear noises coming from the Visualiser.
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You are most at risk if you strip off to bask in blazing sun after a year covered up.
sunshine
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During the summer, adders can often be found basking in the morning sunshine .
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For almost everyone else, Royal Lytham was a pussycat basking in the sunshine .
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Choose a spot where they can bask in plenty of sunshine each day.
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Wentworth basked in sunshine , the fairways rolled before them, inviting and velvety.
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The cool water is around my ankles as I sit on the bank, basking in the warm sunshine .
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Tenerife was basking in afternoon sunshine as a taxi dropped them off at the sea-front.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
bask/bathe in sb's/sth's (reflected) glory
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A less ambitious painter would have been content merely to bask in the glory that his canvases had earned him.
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And, on occasions like last Sunday's Baftas, bathe in reflected glory . % % % Overreaction?
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His boss sat on the forty-first floor and was still basking in the reflected glory of his minion.
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I certainly don't want to bask in any reflected glory .
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Nigel went on for years basking in the glory of his first book.
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She would have basked in the reflected glory of their marriages; she could have boasted of her sons-in-law for ever more.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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His boss sat on the forty-first floor and was still basking in the reflected glory of his minion.
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His opponent, on the other hand, can hop around the country on Air Force One, basking in presidential publicity.
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Mr Haynes is very proud, and is basking in the limelight.
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So everyone is basking in the increased popularity of the game.
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Telling the story, Savelli grinned, basking in the jittery afterglow of it.
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The woodstove is throwing off heat, and I bask in its glow.