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Earning your stripes is like doing chores for your whole life and finally getting a cookie, but instead of a cookie, you get respect from your classmates and your teacher thinks you're a goddamn superhero.
My math teacher said I earned my stripes after I solved the entire test in 10 minutes.
I earned my stripes when I beat up the school bully and he cried like a baby.
My mom said I earned my stripes when I finished my homework before my friends even got out of bed.