REFLECTED GLORY


Meaning of REFLECTED GLORY in English

noun

[ U ] ( disapproving ) admiration or praise that is given to sb, not because of sth that they have done, but because of sth that sb connected with them has done :

She basked in the reflected glory of her daughter's success.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.