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earned one's stripes

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

Meaning of earn one's stripes

Verb

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

  1. To acquire recognized credentials by competent performance.
    • Earned my stripes, 300 tracks in my Adidas track jacket2021, “Overcompensate”, in Clancy, performed by Twenty One Pilots

Questions about earned one's stripes

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

Words near earned one's stripes in the dictionary

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

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