take credit for

take credit for something

to allow people to believe that one has done something praiseworthy, whether or not one has actually done it. I can't take credit for the entire success. Toby helped a lot. Mary took credit for everything that Dave did.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Noemin	-	Biblical Greek
Fergal	-	Irish
Eliasz	EL-yahsh	Polish
Jeong	jung	Korean
Viator	-	Late Roman
Cecilia	[si'sijə]