| 词汇 | earn/win your spurs |
| 释义 | earn/win your spursearn/win your spurs to show that you deserve to succeed because you have the right skills 〔因掌握正确技能而〕获得荣誉，赢得名望 Examples from the Corpus earn/win your spurs• Now he has won his spurs, he can afford to recognise mistakes like that without fearing loss of face.• But thanks to Sheila, now you don't have to go all the way to Dodge City to win your spurs.• David had done absolutely nothing to earn his spurs when Samuel anointed him.• Pistoliers are young nobles who have yet to win their spurs and assume their rightful position as Knights of the Empire. → earn/win your spurs at spur1(2) |
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