英语词组give the devil her due是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

Idiom

give the devil his due and give the devil her due

Theme: PRAISE

to give your foe proper credit (for something). (This usually refers to a person who has been evil— like the devil.)

She's generally impossible, but I have to give the devil her due. She bakes a terrific cherry pie.John may cheat on his taxes and yell at his wife, but he keeps his car polished. I'll give the devil his due.

give the devil his/her due

To acknowledge the good in someone who is otherwise regarded unfavorably. That guy annoys me, but he is a hard worker—I have to give the devil his due.

give the devil his due

and give the devil her due

Fig. to give your foe proper credit (for something). (This usually refers to a person who has been evil-like the devil.) She's very messy in the kitchen, but I have to give the devil her due. She bakes a terrific cherry pie. John is a bit too nosy, but he keeps his yard clean and is a kind neighbor. I'll give the devil his due.

give the devil his due

Give credit to what is good in a disagreeable or disliked person. For example, I don't like John's views on education, but give the devil his due, he always has something important to say , or I don't like what the new management has done, but give the devil his due, sales have improved . [Late 1500s]

give the devil his due

if someone or something generally considered bad or undeserving has any redeeming features these should be acknowledged. proverb

give the devil his due

To give credit to a disagreeable or malevolent person.

give the devil his due

Even the bad may deserve some credit. This expression dates from the sixteenth century and was in print by 1589, in Pappe with an Hatchet, possibly by John Lyly (“Giue them their due though they were diuels”). Shakespeare used it in several plays, as did John Fletcher, John Dryden, and others. It was a cliché by the time Mark Twain wrote “We must give even Satan his due” (A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, 1889).

词组	give the devil her due
释义	Idiom give the devil his due and give the devil her due Theme: PRAISE to give your foe proper credit (for something). (This usually refers to a person who has been evil— like the devil.) She's generally impossible, but I have to give the devil her due. She bakes a terrific cherry pie.John may cheat on his taxes and yell at his wife, but he keeps his car polished. I'll give the devil his due. (redirected from give the devil her due) give the devil his/her due To acknowledge the good in someone who is otherwise regarded unfavorably. That guy annoys me, but he is a hard worker—I have to give the devil his due. give the devil his due and give the devil her due Fig. to give your foe proper credit (for something). (This usually refers to a person who has been evil-like the devil.) She's very messy in the kitchen, but I have to give the devil her due. She bakes a terrific cherry pie. John is a bit too nosy, but he keeps his yard clean and is a kind neighbor. I'll give the devil his due. give the devil his due Give credit to what is good in a disagreeable or disliked person. For example, I don't like John's views on education, but give the devil his due, he always has something important to say , or I don't like what the new management has done, but give the devil his due, sales have improved . [Late 1500s] give the devil his due if someone or something generally considered bad or undeserving has any redeeming features these should be acknowledged. proverb give the devil his due To give credit to a disagreeable or malevolent person. give the devil his due Even the bad may deserve some credit. This expression dates from the sixteenth century and was in print by 1589, in Pappe with an Hatchet, possibly by John Lyly (“Giue them their due though they were diuels”). Shakespeare used it in several plays, as did John Fletcher, John Dryden, and others. It was a cliché by the time Mark Twain wrote “We must give even Satan his due” (A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, 1889).
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