Ignore the noise and get back to studying, knowledge is key ;)
Answer:
It means to have achieved something to set a goal and get there. That's what it means to me.
<span>"Many a singer far better than this absurd fop had been driven amid execration and abuse from the platform." Is the sentence that really shows mockery the best. While the author was praising him for what he was doing in the beginning it ends with such a mocking tone it changes the way you look at the rest of the reading.</span>
I think it's cultural details maybe I'm right or not.
