tener más orgullo que don Rodrigo en la horca

== Spanish == === Etymology === Literally, “to have more pride than Don Rodrigo at the noose”. It refers to Rodrigo Calderón, who is said to have shown immense pride in his final moments before being executed by beheading (he was not hanged as the phrase suggests). === Pronunciation === Syllabification: te‧ner más or‧gu‧llo que don Ro‧dri‧go en la hor‧ca === Verb === tener más orgullo que don Rodrigo en la horca (first-person singular present tengo más orgullo que don Rodrigo en la horca, first-person singular preterite tuve más orgullo que don Rodrigo en la horca, past participle tenido más orgullo que don Rodrigo en la horca) (idiomatic, simile) to be proud as Punch