give credit

Idioms  

1. Also, extend credit . Trust someone to pay at some future time what he or she owes. For example, I haven't enough cash this month, so I hope they'll give me credit . This use of credit dates from the mid-1500s.

2. Acknowledge an accomplishment, as in They really should give her credit for the work she's done . [Late 1700s] The phrase is sometimes amplified to give credit where credit is due , meaning the acknowledgment should be to the person who deserves it. This expression was probably coined by Samuel Adams in a letter (October 29, 1777), which put it: “Give credit to whom credit due.” It is sometimes put give someone their due , as in We should really give Nancy her due for trying to sort out this mess .

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Example Sentences

I'm going for a bore draw but I want to give credit to Gary O'Neil, who has done a brilliant job as Bournemouth boss.

From BBC

“Give credit where credit’s due. They played exceptionally well and we didn’t,” James said after Game 2.

From Seattle Times

“To kind of chip away and stay in the ballgame,” Roberts said, “gotta give credit to the team offense.”

From Los Angeles Times

“We just want a couple pitches back. But, hey, give credit to them. They fouled a lot of pitches off, and they were tough outs.”

From Washington Post

Ben Crump, who represents the Townsend family, called the video a “smoking gun” and urged Sheeran to give “credit where credit is due.”

From Los Angeles Times