win one's spurs/earn one's spurs

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Definition of win one's spurs/earn one's spurs words

phrase win one's spurs/earn one's spurs If you win your spurs or earn your spurs, you achieve a particular status by proving that you can do something skilfully. 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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