a feather in your cap
/ə ˌfeðər ɪn jə ˈkæp/NEUTRAL · C1
Meaning
an achievement you can be proud of
Examples
- 1Winning the national prize was a feather in her cap.
- 2Getting this contract would be a feather in our cap after such a hard year.
- 3Being chosen to speak at the conference was a feather in Leo's cap, and he told everyone about it.
- 4Getting the new client would be a feather in your cap, so give the pitch your best effort.
- 5Is organising the charity concert really a feather in my cap, or just a lot of stress?
Grammar
Countable: a feather in your cap. your changes to match the person: my, her, Leo's. Usually after be.
More idioms about success
All 20 idioms and the topic quiz →rest on your laurelsto stop trying because of past successhit the jackpotto have a big success, usually through luckthe sky's the limitthere is no end to what you can achieveon a rollhaving one success after anotherback to square onehaving to start again because an attempt failedmake or breakto cause either complete success or complete failure
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