单词 | feather in one's cap, a |
释义 | feather in one's cap, aAn act or deed to one's credit; a distinctive achievement. For example, Getting all three factions to the bargaining table would be a feather in his cap. This expression alludes to the practice of putting a feather on a soldier's cap for every enemy he kills, an early practice of some Native American tribes and many other peoples. [Early 1600s] Words nearby feather in one's cap, afate worse than death, a, AFB, AFC, AFDC, afeard, feather in one's cap, a, afebrile, afetal, a few, aff, affable The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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