earn one's stripes
earn one's stripes · earns one's stripes · earned one's stripes / earnt one's stripes · earning one's stripes
To acquire recognized credentials by competent performanceTo acquire recognized credentials by competent performance.
Meaning
1 sensesTo acquire recognized credentials by competent performance.
Forms
earns one's stripes, earning one's stripes, earned one's stripes, earned one's stripes| Base form | earn one's stripes · to earn one's stripes |
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| 3rd person singular | earns one's stripes |
| Present participle | earning one's stripes |
| Past simple | earned one's stripes / earnt one's stripes |
| Past participle | earned one's stripes / earnt one's stripes |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle