earn (one's) wings

earn (one's) wings

To prove one's merit and skill. I never thought much of Stu, but he really earned his wings this week with how well he handled the merger.

See also: earn, wing

Common Names:

Name	Gender	Pronounced	Usage
Tarasios		-	Late Greek
AdÉL		AH-dayl	Hungarian
Jermaine		jər-MAYN	English
Eamon		-	Irish
Brooklyn		BRUWK-lin	English (Modern)
Osamu		o-sah-moo	Japanese

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