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
ThaÏS		-	Ancient Greek
Jessa		JES-ə	English
Zuzka		-	Czech, Slovak
Cila		-	Slovene, Croatian
Ozihel		-	Biblical Latin
Bashkim		-	Albanian

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