credit where credit's due

phrase

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

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Meanings

phrase

alternative give credit where credit is due

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

Translations

Dutch ere wie ere toekomt
  • ere wie ere toekomtpraise
Finnish kunnia sinne, minne kunnia kuuluu
  • kunnia sinne, minne kunnia kuuluupraise
French à tout seigneur tout honneur, rendre à César ce qui est à César
  • à tout seigneur tout honneurpraise
  • rendre à César ce qui est à Césarpraise
German Ehre, wem Ehre gebührt
  • Ehre, wem Ehre gebührtpraise
Hungarian (azt) el kell ismerni, (azt) meg kell hagyni
  • (azt) el kell ismernipraise
  • (azt) meg kell hagynipraise
  • ami igaz, az igazpraise
Norwegian Bokmål æres den som æres bør
  • æres den som æres børpraise
Polish uznanie, gdy się należy
  • uznanie, gdy się należypraise
Russian надо отдать должное
  • надо отдать должное (nado otdatʹ dolžnoje)praise
Cite this entry
APA

credit where credit's due. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/credit%20where%20credit's%20due

MLA

“credit where credit's due.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/credit%20where%20credit's%20due. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “credit where credit's due,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/credit%20where%20credit's%20due.

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