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cover oneself in glory

verb

Definitions

  1. 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.
    • The debate moderator, Chris Wallace of Fox News, did not cover himself in glory either.

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