feather in (one's) cap



feather in (one's) cap

An accomplishment or achievement that one takes pride in. If this clinical trial is successful, it will be a real feather in her cap. I can't wait until I'm named valedictorian— it's such a feather in my cap!
See also: cap, feather

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Yavor-Bulgarian
Hyakinthos-Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Alem-Bosnian
Richa-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Bengali
Calistokah-LEE-sto (Spanish)Portuguese, Spanish
Myrddin-Welsh Mythology