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earned one's spurs

earned one's spurs is the simple past and past participle of earn one's spurs.

Meaning of earn one's spurs

Verb

earn one's spurs (third-person singular simple present earns one's spurs, present participle earning one's spurs, simple past and past participle earned one's spurs or earnt one's spurs)

  1. Synonym of win one's spurs.
    • Further, many of these veteranos had earned their spurs, so to speak, and were respected and looked up to as male role models, even though they no longer were active bangers or slangers.2007, James Diego Vigil, The Projects: Gang and Non-Gang Families in East Los Angeles
    Synonyms:
    win one's spurs

Questions about earned one's spurs

What is earned one's spurs the simple past and past participle of?
Earned one's spurs is the simple past and past participle of earn one's spurs.

Words near earned one's spurs in the dictionary

  1. earned a crust
  2. earned media
  3. earned one's corn
  4. earned one's crust
  5. earned one's keep
  6. earned one's spurs
  7. earned one's stripes
  8. earned one's wings
  9. earned out
  10. earned run
  11. earned run average

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