扬眉吐气

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扬眉吐气[yángméitǔqì]

• -afeelingofexaltationuponfulfillment;appearveryproudandself-satisfied;beelated;beboldandelated;exhalefreelyandexpandtheeyebrows--attainone'spurpose;feelproud;feelproudandhappy;hold(gup)one'shead(high);inhighfeather[spirits];standupwithheadhigh;putonairs;walkwithone'sheadheldhigh;withone'schinup