earn (one's) wings
earn (one's) wings
To prove one's merit and skill. I never thought much of Stu, but he really earned his wings this week with how well he handled the merger.
See also: earn, wing
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- don't rain on (one's) parade
- parade
- cut (one) down in (one's) prime
- cut (one) off in (one's) prime
- cut someone off in their prime
- a week yesterday, last Monday, etc.
- a week yesterday/last (some day)/etc.
- every/a monkey knows what tree to climb
- get too big for (one's) britches
- britches