feather in one's cap

Cultural  

1. An accomplishment a person can be proud of: “The negotiator's success in getting the terrorists to release their hostages was a real feather in her cap.”

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Example Sentences

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

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

From The Brass Bowl by Vance, Louis Joseph

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)

"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