C2idiomsuccessIELTS-friendly
a feather in your cap
USUK
an achievement that you can be proud of and that may help you later
Change 'your' to her, his and so on. 'Another feather in her cap' is common.
In context
Winning the national award was a real feather in her cap.
Signing such a big client would be a feather in your cap.
More idioms about success
- a blessing in disguisesomething that seems bad at first but later brings a good result
- a close calla situation in which you only just avoid danger or failure
- a dream come truesomething you have wanted for a long time that has finally happened
- a flash in the pana sudden success that does not last or happen again
- a flying starta very good beginning, with success from the first moment