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
Maiara	-	Native American, Tupí
Stanka	-	Slovene, Croatian, Bulgarian
Rohesia	-	Medieval English (Latinized)
Zsuzsi	-	Hungarian
Loren	LAWR-ən	English
Shelley	SHEL-ee	English