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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Theo	THEE-o (English), TAY-o (Dutch)	English, Dutch
Dobbins	['dɔbinz]
Putu	-	Indonesian, Balinese
Samppa	SAHMP-pah	Finnish
Alfredo	ahl-FRE-do (Italian), ahl-FRE-dho (Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Kristiane	kris-tee-AH-nə	German