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
Kaija		KIE-yah	Finnish
Kyrilu		-	Medieval Slavic
Pari		-	Persian
Imogene		['imə.dʒi:n]
Jun-Ho		joon-ho	Korean
Meritxell		mu-ree-CHEL	Catalan

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