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credit where credit's due

credit where credit's due phrase: used to justly praise someone for their achievement or contribution, regardless of past disagreements or differences.

Phrase

credit where credit's due

  1. Used to justly praise someone for their achievement or contribution, regardless of past disagreements or differences.

Forms of credit where credit's due

alternative formgive credit where credit is due

Questions about credit where credit's due

What does credit where credit's due mean?
Credit where credit's due means used to justly praise someone for their achievement or contribution, regardless of past disagreements or differences.
What part of speech is credit where credit's due?
Credit where credit's due is a phrase.

Words near credit where credit's due in the dictionary

  1. credit squeezes
  2. credit transfer
  3. credit transfers
  4. credit union
  5. credit unions
  6. credit where credit's due
  7. credit whore
  8. credit whores
  9. credit-card slot
  10. credit-card slots
  11. credit-crunched

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