earn one's spurs
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.76 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
Example Sentences
- "Further, many of these veteranos had earned their spurs, so to speak, and were respected and looked up to as male role models, even though they no longer were active bangers or slangers."