feather in one's cap

Example Sentences

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I point out that it’s a feather in one’s cap to be able to graduate from such a prestigious university, while our Bruin guests argue that those parents threw away their money.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2024

It was considered a feather in one’s cap to thump any elbow.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

"I think, sir, that it is not right to rob anybody of anything, and I reflect that absolute righteousness is a fine feather in one's cap."

From Figures of Earth by Cabell, James Branch

At five-and-forty, after knocking about the world for years, and "never opening a book," as people say, to have given a good "construe" is a feather in one's cap.

From Sir Tom by Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret)

What a feather in one's cap to have forestalled Dan Anisty!…

From The Brass Bowl by Vance, Louis Joseph