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Akdom Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

You have DONE your parents proud.

1. You have done your parents proud.

2. You have made your parents proud.

Are these 2 version mean the same thing?

I can understand "make someone proud" better.

But I have trouble understand "do someone proud."

Could your help me to explaing the difference of meaning?
  

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#2 means just what you think it does. #1 has slightly different shades of meaning. com/idioms/do-someone-proud "do someone proud" is an idiom.

— Mr Wordy

  • #2 means just what you think it does.
  • #1 has slightly different shades of meaning.
  • com/idioms/do-someone-proud "do someone proud" is an idiom.
  • Don't bother about its strict grammaticality, just accept it as a fixed expression.
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#2 means just what you think it does.

#1 has slightly different shades of meaning. See http://www.yourdictionary.com/idioms/do-someone-proud

"do someone proud" is an idiom. Don't bother about its strict grammatica
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