Earn one’s wings

To earn your wings means to be successful in proving you're capable and skillful at the job you're doing and you can work independently.
All successful people have had to earn it.

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English Phrase: Earn one’s wings

Nothing comes quickly in life.

We all have to work hard and earn everything we receive.


To earn your wings, you must prove you’re capable and skillful at something.


The expression comes from World War II and the fact that young pilots had to practice hard and learn fast during training if they wanted to fly in the war.

During the graduation ceremony, each pilot was given a small badge with wings, signifying they had successfully graduated and secured the right to be called a pilot.

Nowadays, the key to success and earning your wings has a slightly different meaning.

Most of us must prove that we are capable and skillful at our jobs and can work independently and unsupervised.


This post is understandable by someone with at least an 8th-grade education (age 13 – 14).  

On the Flesch-Kincaid reading-ease test, this post scores 68.  

The easier a passage is to read, the higher the score on a scale of 0 – 100.



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