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Definition of a feather in someone's cap

feather in (one's) cap

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Other terms relating to 'cap':

Definitions include: to need to defecate badly.
Definitions include: to fire a bullet; "shoot".
Definitions include: to use all capital letters when texting, posting, tweeting or emailing.
Definitions include: a bullet.
Definitions include: a light-hearted verbal duel between two people.
Definitions include: US Army elongated hat (cover) that comes together at the front and back.
Definitions include: a condom.
Definitions include: From Wall Street, as in large-capitalization.
Definitions include: an alcoholic drink before going to bed.
Definitions include: Another way of saying one is a clown
Definitions include: to shoot.
Definitions include: to shoot someone.
Definitions include: From Wall Street, as in small-capitalization.
Definitions include: An old person with white or grey hair.
Definitions include: old person

Other terms relating to 'feather':

Definitions include: a native American.
Definitions include: to punish.

Other terms relating to 'in':

Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
Definitions include: a secret advantage.
Definitions include: involving everyone or everything.
Definitions include: doing something emphatically.
Definitions include: no chance.
Definitions include: something easy.
Definitions include: at some time before the present.
Definitions include: having resumed an activity that one had previously stopped performing.
Definitions include: included.
Definitions include: clitoris.
Definitions include: to intrude.
Definitions include: See barge in.
Definitions include: To beat someone up, inflict head injury
Definitions include: visible mucus in one's nostrils.
Definitions include: acronym for "be back in a bit", i.e. "I will return in a short amount of time."

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