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

Dahlia Lithwick: I guess I have to give credit where it’s due.

From Slate

"But we have to give credit to the players. They made a commitment, they wanted to be the best in the world, and we got the outcome we wanted."

From BBC

But the guys that came in really stepped up and you've got to give credit to Starc for the way he stepped up and performed.

From BBC

And in her own fashion choices, Sheinbaum has similarly chosen to give credit where she says it's due, and to uplift those she can along the way.

From Barron's

“So a lot of the success I’ve had I give credit to him.”

From The Wall Street Journal