"show one's stripes" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: shows one's stripes [present, singular, third-person], showing one's stripes [participle, present], showed one's stripes [past], shown one's stripes [participle, past], showed one's stripes [US, also, participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|show<,,,shown:􂀿US also􂁀> one's stripes}} show one's stripes (third-person singular simple present shows one's stripes, present participle showing one's stripes, simple past showed one's stripes, past participle shown one's stripes or (US also) showed one's stripes)
  1. Alternative form of show one's true stripes Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: show one's true stripes
    Sense id: en-show_one's_stripes-en-verb-6n0~9t8P Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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