earn one's stripes (English, verb)
expansion: earn one's stripes (third-person singular simple present earns one's stripes, present participle earning one's stripes, simple past and past participle earned one's stripes or earnt one's stripes)
Senses:
glosses: To acquire recognized credentials by competent performance.
Forms:
form: earns one's stripes
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: earning one's stripes
tags: participle
present
form: earned one's stripes
tags: participle
past
form: earned one's stripes
tags: past
form: earnt one's stripes
tags: participle
past
form: earnt one's stripes
tags: past