🗓️ Idiom: A Feather in One’s Cap (n)
💬 Meaning
- A special achievement that someone can be proud of.
- It often refers to a success that adds value to a person’s or team’s reputation.
🧠 Example Sentences
- Successfully leading the company through a major restructure was a real feather in her cap.
- Completing the digital transformation ahead of schedule was a feather in the IT team’s cap.
- That innovation award is another feather in his cap as project manager.
🏛️ Origin
In the past, warriors or hunters would put a feather in their cap to show bravery or skill. Today, the phrase means a personal or professional success that brings pride or recognition.
📝 Practice Exercises
1. Fill in the blank:
Launching the new system with no delays was __________ for the implementation team.
Answer
a feather in the cap
2. Choose the correct meaning of “a feather in one’s cap”:
A) A sign of poor performance
B) A reason to cancel a project
C) A proud achievement or success
D) A hidden challenge
Answer
C) A proud achievement or success
3. Rewrite the sentence using the idiom:
“Leading a successful change management project was something she could be very proud of.” → Change the sentence using: a feather in her cap
Answer
Leading a successful change management project was a feather in her cap.