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feather in cap
feather in one's cap
Fig. an honor; a reward for something. Getting a new client was really a feather in my cap. John earned a feather in his cap by getting an A in physics.
feather in (one's) cap
An act or deed to one's credit; a distinctive achievement.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Rebeckah | | rə-BEK-ə | English (Rare) |
Noam | | - | Hebrew |
Petrus | | PE-truws (German) | Dutch, German, Biblical Latin |
Ernest | | ['ə:nist] | |
Cruzita | | kroo-THEE-tah (Spanish), kroo-SEE-tah (Latin American Spanish) | Spanish |
Tjeerd | | TYAY:RT (Dutch) | Frisian, Dutch |