to gain respect or recognition through hard work
ganar respeto o reconocimiento a través del trabajo duro (ganar respeto o reconocimiento a traves del trabajo duro)
"She really earned her stripes after managing that crisis."
"Ella realmente se ganó su lugar después de manejar esa crisis." (Ella realmente se gano su lugar despues de manejar esa crisis.)
to be better than others
to pass something to someone of a later generation
to boast or brag about your achievements
in the process of being developed or built
in private; secretly
to pay close attention to or understand something important