deserve credit for

deserve credit for (someone or something)

To warrant recognition for something that one has done. Howie is the one who deserves credit for how successful our presentation was—he stayed late every day this week to work on it.
See also: credit, deserve
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

deserve credit for something

[for someone] to be owed recognition for doing something. He certainly deserves credit for the work he did on the project.
See also: credit, deserve
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • (one) could use (something)
  • drive (one) out of office
  • force (one) out of office
  • force out of office
  • give (one) (one's) head
  • give head
  • give somebody their head
  • give someone their head
  • cooking for one
  • 1FTR
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Although naive Nathan caused embarrassment, the teenager and the club deserve credit for the way they have since dealt with the incident.
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Keith Bowman, of Hargreaves Lansdown, said: "All in all, Debenhams is clearly turning a page on the over-indebted business model which private equity firms had saddled it with, whilst management deserve credit for the path they have steered since the onset of the credit crisis."
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NURSES deserve credit for their dedication to their profession, as they often have to work under deplorable conditions.
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BOTH Ramside Hall and Soccarama deserve credit for the excellence of their Ryder Cup birthday parties for youngsters.
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And they, like other pubs and bars who have stubbed out smoking, deserve credit for being prepared to take such a stand.
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"Gerry Murphy and the Academy staff deserve credit for bringing them through, the board deserve credit for backing the youth policy and Peter Jackson deserves enormous credit for giving the club's youngsters their chance at first-team level."
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But I have seen some of the best artists in the country at this year's event and I think the organisers deserve credit for bringing them here
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