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
PaulaPOW-lah (German, Finnish, Spanish, Polish, Croatian), PAWL-ə (English), POW-lə (Portuguese), PAW-oo-law (Hungarian)German, English, Finnish, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Romanian, Hungarian, Polish, Dutch, Swedish,
Anastasah-nah-STAHS (Bulgarian)Russian, Bulgarian
AndĚL-Czech
Mann[mæn]
Sample['sæmpl]
Adrienne['eidri.en]