earn one's stripes en · VERB
Meanings
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To acquire recognized credentials by competent performance.
Earned my stripes, 300 tracks in my Adidas track jacket
2021, “Overcompensate”, in Clancy, performed by Twenty One Pilots:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| earnt one's stripes | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| earnt one's stripes | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| earned one's stripes | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| earned one's stripes | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| earns one's stripes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| earning one's stripes | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |