earn somebody's respect

He had long since earned the respect of his men.

Yet the better I got to know him, the more he earned my respect.

"The main thing in my view is we finally earned the company's respect."

It earned her respect, which was something she needed more than most.

That was how he had earned and kept these men's respect over the years.

But he knew how to do it and earn respect.

It was by hard work, however, that he earned the respect of his people.

"All you have to do to earn their respect now is be perfect."

For this, he has earned the respect of the soldiers.

"Earning the respect of these guys is huge in my book."