feather in cap

feather in one's cap

Fig. an honor; a reward for something. Getting a new client was really a feather in my cap. John earned a feather in his cap by getting an A in physics.

feather in (one's) cap

An act or deed to one's credit; a distinctive achievement.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Gershom	GUR-shahm (English)	Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
AbdÜLhamİT	-	Turkish
Leopold	LE-o-pawlt (German), LAY-o-pawlt (Dutch), LEE-ə-pold (English), le-AW-pawlt (Polish)	German, Dutch, English, Slovene, Polish
Chauncey	CHAWN-see	English
Bamforth	['bæmfəθ]
Garnet	['ga:nit]