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
Paquita-Spanish
JoJO (English)English, German, Dutch
Vargas['wa:gəs]
Addy (1)AD-eeEnglish
Curro-Spanish
Prasad-Indian, Telugu, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Odia, Bengali, Nepali