单词 | to give credit where credit is due |
释义 | > as lemmasto give credit where credit is due P3. to give credit where credit is due and variants: to acknowledge merit or achievement when it is deserved, even if one is reluctant to do so. ΚΠ 1805 Scioto (Ohio) Gaz. 7 Nov. Perhaps the impartial and informed citizens who enjoy the blessings of a moderate and patriotic administration will give credit where credit is due. 1834 M. Floy Diary 17 Jan. (1941) 50 Loudon must be a man of taste..and disposed to give all credit where any credit is due. 1882 Sheffield & Rotherham Independent 27 Sept. 3/3 He thought the Mayor fully intended to give credit where it was due. 1919 G. J. Nathan Comedians All 85 Well, credit where credit is due. Let us admit that here the distinguished Professor negotiates a real torpedo! 1986 S. Penman Here be Dragons (1991) (U.K. ed.) ii. viii. 675 To give you credit where due, your scheme worked admirably. You duped me into doing exactly what you wanted. 2006 R. Ferrigno Prayers for Assassin (2008) xxvii. 206 Someone should teach Detective Colarusso that it's only fair to give credit where credit is due. < as lemmas |
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