"earn one's stripes" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: earns one's stripes [present, singular, third-person], earning one's stripes [participle, present], earned one's stripes [participle, past], earned one's stripes [past], earnt one's stripes [participle, past], earnt one's stripes [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|<,,:earnt>|head=~stripe􂀿s:􂁀}} earn one's stripes (third-person singular simple present earns one's stripes, present participle earning one's stripes, simple past and past participle earned one's stripes or earnt one's stripes)
  1. To acquire recognized credentials by competent performance. Synonyms: earn one's wings
    Sense id: en-earn_one's_stripes-en-verb-sA~tb3yV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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