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earn your stripes
to do something to show that you deserve a particular rank or position and have the skills needed for it She earned her stripes as a junior reporter before becoming education correspondent. See earn brownie points, earn spursSee also: earn earn your stripes to do something to show that you deserve a particular rank or position She earned her stripes as a local reporter before becoming a foreign correspondent. Etymology: based on the idea that soldiers wear stripes (strips of material sewn onto a uniform that show rank) See also: earn Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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