单词 | win (or earn) one's spurs |
释义 | win (or earn) one's spurs1 historical Gain a knighthood by an act of bravery.Aspiring knights will have to earn their spurs....
1.1 informal Gain one’s first distinction or honours.Mr Scarlett has a strong following inside MI6 where he won his spurs on operations abroad, including as station chief in Moscow in the 1990s....
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