do credit to
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“Its beauty of design and execution would do credit to any part of the world,” the newspaper declared.
From New York Times • Dec. 3, 2018
Dennett's recycling credentials would do credit to the deepest of Greens.
From The Guardian • May 15, 2013
The quibbling over nuances would do credit to Henry James�as when Ehrlichman vainly tried to distinguish between "literal" and "actual."
From Time Magazine Archive
Other cases needed a persistence that would do credit to Lieut.
From Time Magazine Archive
But at all events she had decked out her ball-room as the sacrificial altar, and had taken care that a fitting company and cheerful music should do credit to the immolation.
From Miranda of the Balcony A Story by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodle)
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