(to give) credit where credit's due
an expression that means that you should praise someone who deserves it, although you might dislike some things about them:
I don't especially like the woman but, credit where credit's due, she's very efficient.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Praising and applauding
- a pat on the back idiom
- acclaim
- acclamation
- accolade
- adulate
- cheer
- exalt
- extol
- felicitations
- fete
- full marks to sb idiom
- lay
- pat
- praise
- recognize
- rhapsodic
- rhapsody
- round of applause idiom
- shout-out
- sing
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