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credit where credit is due
idiom(alsocredit where it's due)
an expression that means that you should praise someone when they deserve 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.我不是特别喜欢那个女人，不过，该说好的就说好，她办事效率很高。
You have to give credit where credit is due: they've done a good job on the repairs.
To give credit where it's due, he has done exactly what he said he would do.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Praising and applauding
acclaim
acclamation
accolade
adulate
adulation
clap
compliment
enthrone
enthronement
eulogistic
eulogistically
eulogize
hail
ode
ooh
ooh and aahidiom
ovation
overpraise
overpraised
puff
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