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
Ermelinda		-	Italian
Pekka		PEK-kah	Finnish
Tova (1)		-	Hebrew
Rhodes		[rəudz]
Rolland		[rɔ:'læŋ]
Kenshin		ken-sheen	Japanese

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