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earn spurs

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earn one's spurs
Fig. to prove oneself. After that rodeo, all the cowboys agreed that Sally had earned her spurs. He felt that he had earned his spurs when he received his Ph.D.
See also: earn, spur
earn/win your spurs
to do something to show that you deserve a particular position and have the skills needed for it He won his political spurs fighting hospital closures during his time as a local councillor in Bristol.
See also: earn, spur
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CAPTION(S): WOOD GREAT Centre-half Woodgate heads home to earn Spurs a vital victory
BLOODY HERO; Hull City 1 Tottenham 2 by The Mirror (London, England)
Burnley were leading on away goals and looking set to celebrate a Wembley final against Manchester United but Roman Pavlyuchenko and Jermain Defoe struck in the final three minutes to earn Spurs a 3-2 defeat on the night and 6-4 victory on aggregate.
Blake devastated as Pavlyuchenko fires late winner by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)
CAPTION(S): IT'S THERE: Jermain Defoe celebrates after scoring the equaliser against his former club Portsmouth to earn Spurs a point which lifted them out of the Premiership relegation zone.
Defoe strike denies Pompey the points by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
 
 
 
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