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
ShawndaSHAWN-dəEnglish
Haraldr-Ancient Scandinavian
Jeptha-English (Archaic)
Moe (2)mo-eJapanese
SÜReyya-Turkish
Pene-English (Rare)