feather in your cap

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• feather in your cap — A success or achievement that may help you in the future is a feather in your cap …   The small dictionary of idiomes

• feather in your cap —    A success or achievement that may help you in the future is a feather in your cap.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• feather in your cap — See a feather in your cap …   English idioms

• Feather in your cap —   A success or achievement that may help you in the future is a feather in your cap …   Dictionary of English idioms

• A feather in your cap — The term a feather in your cap is an English idiomatic phrase believed to have derived from the general custom in some cultures, of a warrior adding a new feather to their head gear for every enemy slain,cite web | url =… …   Wikipedia

• a feather in your cap — see ↑feather, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑cap a feather in your cap : an achievement or honor that you can be proud of The promotion was a feather in his cap. • • • Main Entry: ↑feather …   Useful english dictionary

• (a) feather in your cap — a feather in your cap phrase an achievement that you can feel pleased and satisfied about Thesaurus: achievementssynonym Main entry: feather * * * a ˈfeather in your cap idiom an action that you can be proud of This idiom comes from t …   Useful english dictionary

• (a) feather in your cap — a feather in (your) cap an achievement that you can be proud of. An order for 28 new aircraft is quite a feather in Boeing s cap. Etymology: based on the custom in some American Indian cultures of wearing a feather to as a symbol of bravery in… …   New idioms dictionary

• a feather in your cap — an honor, a credit to you, chalk one up for you    Because you are Karen s teacher, her award is a feather in your cap …   English idioms

• a feather in your cap — an achievement that you can feel pleased and satisfied about …   English dictionary

• cap — 1 noun (C) 1 HAT a) a type of soft flat hat that has a curved part sticking out at the front b) a covering that fits very closely to your head and is worn for a particular purpose: a swimming cap | a shower cap c) a special type of hat that is… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English