a feather in cap



a feather in your cap

an achievement that you can be proud of An order for 28 new aircraft is quite a feather in Boeing's cap.
See also: cap, feather

a feather in somebody's cap

  (old-fashioned)
something very good that someone has done A new television series will be another feather in his cap.
See also: cap, feather

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Arvid-Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Clementina[klemən'ti:nə]
Feige-Yiddish
KevinKEV-in (English)English, Irish, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Fadila-Arabic
Zoticus-Ancient Greek (Latinized)