stripe Idiom, Proverb

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Stars and stripes

The stars and stripes is the American flag.

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midfield stripe|midfield|stripe

n. The line across the center of a football field; the 50-yard line. The visitors were able to cross the midfield stripe once during the whole game.

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change one's stripes

change one's stripes
see under leopard cannot change its spots, a.

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earn one's stripes

earn one's stripes
Gain a position through hard work and accumulated experience. For example, She'd earned her stripes by serving for years as the governor's secretary and personal aide. This expression alludes to a military promotion or award, indicated by strips of chevron or braid added to the recipient's uniform and known as stripes since the early 1800s.