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.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Estebe	-	Basque
EncarnaciÓN	en-kahr-nah-THYON (Spanish), en-kahr-nah-SYON (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
'Ovadyah	-	Biblical Hebrew
Radomil	-	Czech, Medieval Slavic
TÜLay	tuy-LIE	Turkish
Kamon	-	Thai