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win one's spurs

win one's spurs verb: to achieve recognition.

Verb

win one's spurs (third-person singular simple present wins one's spurs, present participle winning one's spurs, simple past and past participle won one's spurs)

  1. To achieve recognition.

Forms of win one's spurs

third-person singular presentwins one's spurs
present participlewinning one's spurs
past participlewon one's spurs
pastwon one's spurs
alternative formearn one's spurs
alternative formgain one's spurs

Questions about win one's spurs

What does win one's spurs mean?
Win one's spurs means to achieve recognition.
What part of speech is win one's spurs?
Win one's spurs is a verb.
What is the past tense of win one's spurs?
The past tense of win one's spurs is won one's spurs.

Words near win one's spurs in the dictionary

  1. win big
  2. win by a nose
  3. win liao lor
  4. win on Sunday, sell on Monday
  5. win one for the Gipper
  6. win one's spurs
  7. win or lose
  8. win out
  9. win over
  10. win round
  11. win some, lose some

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