decorate (someone) for (something)
decorate (someone) for (something)
To honor with an award for a special accomplishment or achievement, often one linked to heroism. The soldier who rescued his entire platoon was decorated for his valor in a ceremony earlier today.
See also: decorate
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
decorate someone for something
to award someone a medal or ribbon for doing something important or brave. The town decorated her for her heroic act. She was decorated for her heroism.
See also: decorate
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- decorate
- decorate for
- get credit for
- get credit for (something)
- goon-platoon
- a feather in (one's) cap
- a feather in someone's cap
- feather in (one's) cap
- feather in cap
- feather in one's cap, a