bear the palm



bear the palm

To win. Palm leaves were formerly used as symbols of victory. I heard that you might bear the palm at the science fair! Congratulations—it would be a well-deserved victory.
See also: bear, palm

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Anoubis-Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)
Kaja (2)KIE-ah (Polish)Polish, Slovene
Usha-Hinduism, Indian, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali
Urszulauwr-SHUW-lahPolish
Vyacheslavvya-chye-SLAHF (Russian), vya-chee-SLAHF (Russian)Russian, Ukrainian
Coeus-Greek Mythology (Latinized)