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The object of one's great pleasure, as in Our new grandson is our pride and joy, or Dana's car is his pride and joy. This term was probably invented by Sir Walter Scott in his poem Rokeby (1813), where he described children as "a mother's pride, a father's joy."
American Heritage Idioms
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Phrase(s): pride and joy
Fig. something or someone that one is very proud of. (Often in reference to a baby, a car, a house, etc. Fixed order.) • And this is our little pride and joy, Roger. • Fred pulled up in his pride and joy and asked if I wanted a ride.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs