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earnt one's stripes

earnt 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 earnt one's stripes

What is earnt one's stripes the simple past and past participle of?
Earnt one's stripes is the simple past and past participle of earn one's stripes.

Words near earnt one's stripes in the dictionary

  1. earnt a crust
  2. earnt one's corn
  3. earnt one's crust
  4. earnt one's keep
  5. earnt one's spurs
  6. earnt one's stripes
  7. earnt one's wings
  8. earnt out
  9. earnut
  10. earnuts
  11. EAROM

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