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win/gain your spurs
idiom
to achieve something that proves that you are skilled in a particular type of activity and to therefore win the respect of other people: 赢得荣誉；获得声望
He won his political spurs fighting hospital closures during his time as a local councillor in Bristol.他因担任布里斯托尔市议员期间反对关闭医院而赢得了政治声誉。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Succeeding, achieving and fulfilling
A game
accomplish
achieve
acquit
actualize
bear
get through
get to/reach first baseidiom
get your own wayidiom
go faridiom
go from strength to strengthidiom
kill
pan
rise
sail through (something)
scale the heightsidiom
scrape through (something)
sew something up
slam dunk
stand out
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