badge of honor
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3.9
- noun
- /bædʒ əv ˈɑːnər/
:
insignia de honor
- For many veterans, service in the armed forces is a badge of honor that reflects their bravery and commitment.
These stories are worn like badges of honour and I'm fine.
- These stories are worn like badges of honour and I'm fine.
- That seems to be almost like a badge of honor to a, to a lot of folks.
- I swear to God, we wore that like a badge of honor that we dined out on that.
- So you know what you're getting going in, it's a badge of honor these days to say you're, you've got a film on Netflix.
- He was blacklisted from playing League of Legends forever, which is a badge of honor if you ask me.
- People still called me weirdo and freak and stuff, but you know, hey, to me it's a badge of honor.
- It's a, it's a game of football and I play for England and that is a game for my country, which is the greatest badge of honour you can wear.
- Patients tell me, Doctor Tetra, being clean is a badge of honor, which I say that's great.
- And George's approach was when people say you're fucking changed, that's a badge of honour.
- And so I haven't gotten there's been no pushback with the food and actually, if anything, they wear it with a kind of badge of honor, like really proudly.
- I get to be this conduit for information and for an experience, and I take that with a badge of honor.
Examples
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After completing the marathon, she proudly displayed her medal as a badge of honor for her hard work.
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I wear my fright wig like a badge of honor.
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You got to wear it like a badge of honor.
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To be his enemy is a badge of honor.
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That was his badge of honor.
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So it was kind of a badge of honor to register to vote.
Blog text (27) -
For me, that's a badge of honor.
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Women wear it as a badge of honor without an ounce of shame.
Blog text (16) -
Chibas wore his jail sentence like a badge of honor.
Academic text (1993) -
These stories are worn like badges of honour and I'm fine.
Synonyms
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2.7
High respect or recognition for someone's achievements
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1.0
A prize given to someone for achievement or excellence
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1.4
A small sign that shows someone's membership, rank or achievement
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4.6
An honor that rewards very good work or success
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7.1
A badge worn to show official rank or group membership
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5.5
An official award that praises someone for brave or helpful service
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6.0
An honor given for an important achievement
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4.1
A medal or ribbon given to honor someone's achievement
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a symbol of pride or achievement' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'badge' (an emblem) with 'of' (linking) and 'honor' (recognition). This simple noun-of-noun composition follows normal English patterns and is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents should be able to infer the meaning.
Etymology
The phrase badge of honor may come from soldiers who were given a small badge or medal to show their honor after brave acts. That clear image of a visible sign people could wear helps explain why we now call any mark someone is proud of a 'badge of pride' or 'achievement'.