plural of earned run average

To prove one's worth or merit.

Synonym of win one's spurs

(UK, informal) Synonym of earn one's keep

simple past tense and past participle of earn one's keep

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of earn one's keep

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of earn one's stripes

simple past tense and past participle of earn one's stripes

A maxim for thrift that says that money not spent may be spent later, or may earn interest in the meantime.