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
DariaDAHR-yah (Italian, Polish, Romanian), DAHR-ee-ə (English), DER-ee-ə (English), DAR-ee-ə (English)Italian, Polish, Romanian, English, Croatian, Late Greek (Latinized)
Loyd[lɔid]
MaaritMAH:-reetFinnish
HalİMe-Turkish
Premysl-Medieval Slavic (Hypothetical)
Tracy['treisi]