a feather in your cap



a feather in your cap

An honor. If you were praised or awarded a commendation, you had a feather in your cap. The phrase was most likely inspired by the idea that heroic Native American warriors were given additional plumage for their war bonnets.
See also: cap, feather

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Iah-Egyptian Mythology
ThaddeusTHAD-ee-əs (English)English, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Fawziyya-Arabic
Bathshebabath-SHEE-bə (English)Biblical
AllisonAL-i-sənEnglish
Woodall['wudəl]